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 1101265
Death: 24
Displaced: 2500
Countries: Brazil
From - To 22 Jan - 30 Jan

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São Paulo State, Brazil, Late January 2022The government of São Paulo State, Brazil, reported at least 19 people died due to landslides and flooding after a period of heavy rainfall in late January 2022. Authorities said around 500 families were displaced as a result of flooding. Fatality figures were later updated to 24. The heaviest downpours were seen from 29 to 30 January when Tupa recorded 168.2 mm of rain in 24 hours.Tue 1 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: 34 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Almost 500-Mile-Long Lightning Bolt Crossed Three US States2022-02-02T08:26+0100.

An almost 500-mile long bolt of lightning that lit up the sky across three US states has set a new world record for longest flash , scientists have confirmed. The BBC reports: The lightning bolt, extended a total of 477.2 miles (768 km) and
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Almost 500-mile-long lightning bolt crossed three US states2022-02-02T04:34+0100.

An almost 500-mile long bolt of lightning that lit up the sky across three US states has set a new world record for longest flash, scientists have confirmed. The bolt in 2020, extended a total of 477.2 miles (768 km) and spread across Missi
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Record longest lightning flash happened in Southeast2022-02-01T21:38+0100.

By Leigh Morgan A single lightning flash in April 2020 was recently certified by the World Meteorological Organization as the world’s longest on record with a distance of 477 miles. The WMO in a news release said the single flash covered p
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Torrential Rains in Brazil and Haiti Displace Thousands2022-02-01T19:26+0100.

Events like those in Haiti and Brazil are only expected to become more common around the world, including in the United States. Both Haiti and Brazil weathered torrential rains earlier this week. The rain caused floods in the , killing at
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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),