Overall Green alert Flood for Brazil
in Brazil

Event summary

Flood Brazil can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101285
Death: 94
Displaced: 3829
Countries: Brazil
From - To 07 Feb - 20 Feb

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Petrópolis, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, February 2022Very heavy rainfall on 15 February in the city of Petrópolis (north of Rio de Janeiro City) have caused extensive floods and landslides, resulting in casualties. According to initial reports from media, at least 94 people have died, but the number of fatalities might increase as rescue teams are searching for an undetermined number of missing people. At least 400 people have been displaced, while military and civil defence teams have been mobilised to assist the affected local population. A state of crisis has been issued for Petrópolis, and all public and commercial activities have been suspended.Wed 16 Feb 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 73 | About casualties: 9 | Last hour: 0

Ecatombe in Brasile, inondazioni e frane provocano oltre 200 morti a P ... 2022-02-24T06:27+0100.

Il bilancio delle vittime delle inondazioni e delle frane causate da piogge torrenziali nella città brasiliana di Petropolis ha superato le 200 unità: lo hanno confermato le autorità. Dopo oltre una settimana dall’ondata di violento maltemp
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Death toll from heavy rains in Petropolis exceeds 2002022-02-24T02:57+0100.

Brazil has just crossed a tragic symbolic bar. The death toll from the torrential rains that devastated much of the city of Petropolis has exceeded 200, authorities said on Wednesday, as firefighters continued to search for dozens of missin
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Hombre grabó intensa lluvia antes de morir en inundación en Brasil; “¡ ... 2022-02-22T18:26+0100.

Marcelo Antônio Kronemberger , un hombre de 53 años fue una de las decenas de víctimas después de las intensas lluvias que sucedieron en la ciudad de Petrópolis , en Brasil . En una entrevista al portal G1 , su esposa, Sandra Rocha , de 51
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Brasile: Petropolis,bilancio sale a 182 morti e 106 dispersi2022-02-22T14:43+0100.

Brasile | Petropolis | bilancio sale a 182 morti e 106 dispersi sale ancora il numero delle vittime a Petropolis, nella regione montuosa di Rio de Janeiro: dopo una ... Brasile: Petropolis,bilancio sale a 182 morti e 106 dispersi (Di marte
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),