Overall Orange alert Flood for Brazil
in Brazil

Event summary

Flood Brazil can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101433
Glide number: FL-2022-000221-BRA
Death: 92
Displaced: 16619
Countries: Brazil
From - To 23 May - 26 May

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Paraíba, Brazil, Late May 2022The dam of the Tanques Reservoir broke in Pocinhos municipality, state of Paraíba, Brazil, on 25 May 2022 after continued heavy rain. Local authorities report 6 houses severely damaged or destroyed and 4 people injured.Thu 26 May 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Brazil floods kill at least 106 people: "I lost a lot of friends" 6/1/2022 12:48:00 PM.

Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 106 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers continued a desperate search. The force of the landslides ripped apart houses in ne
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More than 100 dead in torrential rains in Brazil 6/1/2022 11:37:00 AM.

Eight people are still missing The toll of torrential rains is getting heavier again in Brazil. The 100 dead mark was crossed on Tuesday. Rescuers have found 106 bodies after floods and landslides that devastated the Recife region in the no
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Brazil storm death toll rises to 106 6/1/2022 9:44:00 AM.

Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 106 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers continued a desperate search. The force of the landslides ripped apart houses in ne
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Death toll in Brazil flooding, landslides rises to 106 6/1/2022 7:58:00 AM.

At least 106 people have died in flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in northeastern Brazil, officials said as emergency workers continued to search for survivors. The force of the landslides ripped apart houses in neighbou
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),