Brazil: Flood: 2008/03/30
GLIDE: FL-2008-000045-BRA
| Period | 2008/03/30 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Brazil |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | As of 5 April 2008, flooding in north-eastern Brazil has killed at least 15 people and driven tens of thousands from their homes. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| PAHO 2008/04/14 | ||
| -Affected people 452,910 -Evacuated people 69,726 |
Affected municipalities 266 of 6 states |
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Report/Articles
PAHO 2008/04/14
Since March 2008, the heavy rains suffered 6 states in the northeast of Brazil, causing overflow of rivers and floods. According to the official report, 452,910 people are affected and approximately 69,726 people evacuated.(Spanish)
Reuters AlertNet 2008/04/08
Flooding from heavy rains that killed at least 34 people and left 190,000 homeless in Brazil\'s northeast now threatens to spread disease, authorities said on 8 April 2008.
BBC News 2008/04/05
To escape the floods, some 48,500 residents have been evacuated in the states of Paraiba(14,000), Piaui(19,000), Maranhao(8,000), Pernambuco and Ceara (7,500).
Geographycal Data
NASA 2008/04/08
Dual Satellite Images of Apodi and Piranha Rivers and Atlantic Ocean on 17 March and 6 April 2008