Tag: rainfall

• Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 10:32 UTC

  Two dead in southern Brazil heavy storms

  

  Heavy storms in Santa Catarina have left 2 people dead and at least 140 people homeless, with health and transportation services suspended statewide, it was reported Wednesday. The most affected regions were the northern coast and Greater Florianópolis.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Death toll from Rio de Janeiro rains reaches 17

  

  The number of casualties left behind by heavy rains that hit the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro between late Friday and early Saturday has gone up to 17, local authorities reported Monday.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 22:57 UTC

  Heavy rainstorms in Asunción leave at least 3 people dead

  

  After no casualties were reported initially following heavy rainfalls in the Paraguayan capítal of Asunción, fresh reports Wednesday mentioned that at least three people had died, in addition to houses and schools destroyed.

• Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil's government turns down humanitarian aid from Argentina to Bahia

  

  Brazil's Federal Government has denied access into the country to humanitarian aid offered from Argentina to help the victims of the lethal rainfall in the northern state of Bahia, it was reported Wednesday.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro criticized for being on holiday amid Bahia rainfall crisis

  

  Brazilian opposition lawmakers Tuesday voiced their disapproval of President Jair Bolsonaro being on holiday for New Year's Jubileum while the state of Bahia was still trying to recover from the lethal consequences of unprecedented storms which have left some 20 people dead after other victims have died after the weekend and thousands remained evacuated from their homes.

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  18 dead, over 11,000 evacuated due to unprecedented rainfall in Brazil

  

  At least 18 people have been reported dead and over 11,000 evacuated after rain five times the historical average left 19 municipalities in the Brazilian northern state of Bahia literally under mud and water. No Christmas to celebrate.

• Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Insufficient rainfall forecasted as Brazil's Amazon dry season end approaches

  

  Weak rainfall is unlikely to extinguish a record number of fires raging in Brazil's Amazon anytime soon, with pockets of precipitation through to Sept 10 expected to bring only isolated relief, according to weather data and two experts.

• Thursday, November 29th 2012 - 13:02 UTC

  Post-Sandy, why urgent preparation is needed for storms of the future

  

  By Lord Julian Hunt and Professor Johnny Chan.(*) - The devastation wrought by super-storm Sandy (253 deaths in the Americas and over 50 billion dollars in economic damage and disruption), is prompting renewed thinking about climate change and national security.