Brazil: Floods and Landslides - Jan 2012 Updates

PANORAMA GENERAL América Latina y el Caribe continúa siendo afectada por desastres naturales. En este periodo destaca los eventos relacionados con lluvias e inundaciones. Unos 11 países fueron...

GENERAL OVERVIEW Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be affected by flood related events in this reporting period. Floods in 11 countries affected more than 1.7 million people and killed 171...

DESTACADOS:  COLOMBIA: Más de 180,860 afectados por la temporada de lluvias.  CUBA: Más de 8,500 personas fueron evacuadas por lluvias.  BRASIL: Gobierno decreta estado de emergencia en 99...

23/05/2012 - The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) has just released €5 million to assist people affected by severe flooding in South America, particularly...

Since late January to date, heavy rains, floods, overflowing rivers, mudslides, hailstorms and snowfalls are affecting several countries of South America, most affected being Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,...

DESTACADOS:  PERÚ: Autoridades prorrogan estado de emergencia por 60 días para los departamentos de Piura y La Libertad.  BRASIL: Más de 70,000 familias afectadas en el estado de Amazonas por...

HIGHLIGHTS:  PERU: Authorities extend the state of emergency for 60 days in the departments of Piura and La Libertad.  BRAZIL: More than 70,000 families affected in the state of Amazon by heavy...

Brazil is deploying 500 troops, a field hospital and three Navy ships to help people hit by some of the worst flooding in decades in the Amazon. Read the story on the BBC

Appeal Target: US$ 53,515 Balance Requested: US$ 53,515 Geneva, 07 May 2012 Dear Colleagues, On the first week of April, heavy rains hit the mountain region of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The...

Carolina Pimentel Reporter Agencia Brasil Brasília – Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas, the largest city in the Amazon region (population 2.2 million) and the center of manufacturing,...

Geneva, 13 April 2012 Brief description of the emergency and impact On the evening of Friday, 06 April, heavy rains hit the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro. This is the same area affected by landslides and floods the last year. The highest rainfall was recorded in the city of Teresopolis. The...

Boats and planes are being used by a Tearfund partner in northern Brazil to reach people affected by some of the worst flooding seen in the region. Torrential rain has caused rivers to burst their...

More than 130,000 people have been affected by floods in 10 municipalities of Acre State, Brazil. In the next 24 hours, further heavy rain is forecast over much of the state. CARE Brazil is...

by Priscilla Mazenotti, Roberta Lopes and Pedro Peduzzi Brasília – The worst rains in over five years have caused the Acre River to rise to its second highest level in history resulting in severe...

BRASILIA. — A 30 mil ascienden este lunes los afectados por las intensas precipitaciones en el estado de Acre, que provocaron inundaciones en varios municipios de ese territorio, en la Región Norte...

Rio de Janeiro – The government of the state of Rio de Janeiro decreed a state of emergency in three more muncipalities in the North and Northwestern regions of the state yesterday. They are: São...

A Response Team from Cornish disaster relief charity, ShelterBox, is delivering emergency shelter in Brazil, following flash floods and landslides that struck the eastern states of Rio de Janeiro and...

DESTACADOS:  BRASIL: El gobierno asignó US$40 millones en asistencia para los afectados por las inundaciones.  COLOMBIA: Con más de 1.2 millones de afectados, tres departamentos del pacifico están...

HIGHLIGHTS:  BRAZIL: The Government allocated US$40 million to assist people affected by the floods.  COLOMBIA: Over 1.2 million people affected, three departments in the Pacific remain under alert...

Isabela Vieira Reporter Agência Brasil Sapucaia, RJ – The federal highway, BR-393, that has been closed after being partially destroyed by flooding runs through the municipality of Sapucaia. The...