Tag: Manaus

• Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:03 UTC

  Manaus: Landslide leaves at least eight dead after heavy rains

  

  Authorities said that at least eight people, including four girls, had been killed after a landslide caused by heavy rains in Manaus, in the Brazilian State of Amazonas. The event occurred late Sunday in the precarious Nova Floresta neighborhood in Manaus.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2021 - 07:10 UTC

  Brazil deploys national guard to contain outbreak of violence in Manaus

  

  Brazil's Justice Minister Anderson Torres Monday gave the green light for national forces to intervene in the capital city of the state of Amazonia, Manaus, which has been ransacked by acts of violence and looting over the past month, was announced.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Record flooding in Brazil's Amazon region; half a million displace

  

  In Brazil's Amazon region the Rio Negro has swollen to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping. More than 450,000 people have been affected state-wide. Residents in Manaus, the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, were struggling to cope with severe flooding after heavy rain caused nearby rivers to swell.

• Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 08:08 UTC

  Coronavirus version found in Rio de Janeiro a mutation from the Manaus one

  

  A new variant of the Brazilian coronavirus has been identified this week, according to Rio de Janeiro health authorities.

• Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  New variant of Manaus coronavirus strain detected in Brazil

  

  Coronavirus experts in Brazil Wednesday admitted a new variant of the coronavirus' Manaus version had been identified, as concern about a worsening situation mounted.

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  UK officials tracking one of six individuals affected with a Covid-19 Manaus variant

  

  U.K. health officials are anxious to trace one of six individuals infected with a more contagious variant of the coronavirus, initially identified in Brazil. Up to six cases of the new strain — dubbed P.1 and considered a “variant of concern” by global health experts — have been detected in the U.K., with three cases in Scotland and three in England.

• Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Coronavirus “Manaus” variant detected in UK: three in England, three in Scotland

  

  A coronavirus “variant of concern” first detected in Brazil has now been found in the UK. Three cases have been detected in England and separately three in Scotland. In England, officials are still trying to track down one of those who tested positive for the new variant.

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Brazilian prison gang leaders moved to maximum security jails

  

  Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro said on Tuesday that the prison gang leaders responsible for killing 55 inmates in prisons across the northern city of Manaus will be moved to maximum security federal jails.

• Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 08:24 UTC

  State of emergency because of floods in Manaus, where England plays Italy

  

  Brazilian World Cup host city Manaus has declared a state of emergency as the waters of an Amazon River tributary swell, although officials say they do not expect it to flood.

• Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 05:34 UTC

  Hague in Brazil for a three-day visit; includes the Manaus stadium where England will play its first Cup match

  

  Foreign Secretary William Hague, currently on a three-day visit to Brazil, joined on Tuesday with England manager Roy Hodgson in Manaus to promote the Foreign Office’s ‘Be on the Ball’ campaign and FCO's preparations for World Cup 2014.