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2022 Brazil floods and landslides

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2022 Brazil floods and landslides
DateJanuary – May 2022
LocationBrazil
CauseHeavy rains
Deaths365
  • 28 – January
  • 231 – February
  • 106 – May

In 2022, major floods and landslides occurred in Brazil.

Late January–early February

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From 28 January to 3 February, a series of floods and landslides killed 28[1] people in Brazil.[2][3][4]

Mid-February

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On 15 February, heavy rain in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro killed at least 231 people.[5][6][7]

May

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From 27 to 28 May, heavy rains in Recife and Zona da Mata, Pernambuco killed at least 106[8] people.[9][10][11] At least 5,000 people were displaced from their homes.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brazil – Floods and landslides, update (INMET, media)". Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Brazil rains: São Paulo floods kill 21 and destroy homes". BBC News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Rain-fed landslides, flooding kill at least 19 in Brazil". AP News. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Brazil – Floods and Landslides in Sao Paolo Leave at Least 19 Dead". Flood List. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Brazil – Floods (UN OCHA, INMET Brazil, FloodList, media)". Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Storms near Brazil's Rio de Janeiro kill 38, fears toll may rise". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  7. ^ Gaier, Rodrigo Viga (21 February 2022). "Death toll in Brazil's Petropolis mudslides, floods hits 176; more than 110 missing". Reuters.
  8. ^ "Death toll in Brazilian floods rises to 106, 10 still missing". Reuters. June 2022.
  9. ^ "Heavy rains in Brazil's northeast kill at least 35". Reuters. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Sobe para 35 nº de mortos pelas chuvas no Grande Recife; só neste sábado, foram 30 óbitos". G1. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Death toll from Brazil floods at least 91, with dozens lost". Associated Press. 30 May 2022.
  12. ^ "At least 91 dead in Brazil floods and landslides with many more missing". the Guardian. Associated Press. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.