Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 869 fatalities, 423 missing, feared buried

[Ronan Kelly]

Rain hampers Brazil flood rescues January 17, 2011 - 9:13AM
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A destroyed car is seen in the main street of Teresopolis' Campo Grande neighbourhood. Photo: AFP

The Brazilian military sent troops and helicopters on Sunday to rescue stranded survivors of floods and landslides that killed more than 625 people but the operation was stymied by more bad weather.

After rains resumed in the afternoon, the air force had to call back helicopters that had been sent as a lifeline to 80 people stranded since Wednesday in the village of Brejal, in the mountains near Rio de Janeiro, a spokesman said.

"The weather conditions do not permit us to advance in the rural areas and to help people who are isolated," said Rio firefighter Colonel Pedro Machado. "We can only make short flights. The teams on the ground are also having a lot of difficulty."

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http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/rain-hampers-brazil-flood-rescues-20110117-19svw.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 625 fatalities

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 625 fatalities

Rains hamper Brazil rescue; toll at 635
Published: Jan. 17, 2011 at 6:38 AM


RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Heavy rains fell in southeastern Brazil Monday, hampering rescue operations as the death toll from floods and slides reached 635, officials said.

The rain, forecast to continue for several more days, forced the air force to call back helicopters sent to save 80 people stranded in a remote village in the Regiao Serrana mountainous region northeast of the city of Rio de Janeiro, an official said.

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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 635 fatalities

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 635 fatalities

Brazil flood toll continues to rise

Five days after the mudslides began, there is now a real risk of disease spreading. [AFP]
Nick Olle

Last Updated: 16 hours 16 minutes ago

The death toll from floods and landslides in southeastern Brazil has risen to 655.

The military is intensifying rescue operations amid fears of further mudslides.

The Brazilian military is deploying helicopters to reach people in remote areas cut off from land access.


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http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201101/3115226.htm?desktop

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 655 fatalities

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 655 fatalities

Families search for missing as death toll rises in Brazilian floodsBy the CNN Wire StaffJanuary 18, 2011 -- Updated 1052 GMT (1852 HKT)

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The death toll from flooding in Rio de Janeiro state has climbed to 665, according to government figures released late Monday. And thousands are homeless across the state.

Other states in the South American country have also seen heavy rainfall. Last week, authorities in neighboring Sao Paulo state said 24 people had been killed by flooding.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/18/brazil.flooding/?hpt=T2

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 689 fatalities

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 689 fatalities

Brazil flood deaths top 700 as more rains loom
Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:58pm EST

* Deaths from floods, slides reach 702 outside Rio

* Many victims believed to be buried still

* Some still refuse to abandon at-risk homes

By Rodrigo Viga Gaier

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The death toll from flash floods and mudslides in Rio de Janeiro's picturesque Serrana region reached 702 on Tuesday, a number that is likely to rise further in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters on record.

Authorities say many residents in the region are still missing -- some believed to be buried. Hundreds of people are still in areas at risk of fresh mudslides, some cut off from help by washed out roads and bridges while others refuse to leave for fear their houses will be looted.

The death toll is still rising daily as rescuers dig out more bodies from the wreckage. Authorities have ventured no estimates of the number of missing, but local papers estimated on Monday over 100 people are unaccounted for.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1812159420110118

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 726 fatalities, 100+ still missing

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 726 fatalities, 100+ still missing

UPDATE 1-At least 207 missing in Brazil floods, 741 dead
Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:32pm EST

* At least 207 missing; death toll could approach 1,000

* Geography of region profoundly changed by floods
RIO DE JANEIRO Jan 19 (Reuters) - At least 207 people are still missing after Brazil's worst landslides in decades, authorities said on Wednesday, as the death toll from the disaster in a scenic mountain region reached 741.

The list of missing people released by the Rio de Janeiro state prosecutor's office -- the first official estimate of the number of missing since the catastrophe struck a week ago -- suggests the final death toll could be close to 1,000.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1926070320110119

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 765 fatalities, 207+ still missing

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 765 fatalities, 207+ still missing

762 Dead, 400 Missing in Brazil Mudslides


RIO DE JANEIRO ? Emergency management teams continue their 10th straight day of rescue and recovery work in the Serrana region of the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, where 762 people have died and 400 are missing as a result of last week?s torrential rains, authorities said Friday

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http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=384731&CategoryId=14090

 

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Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 806 fatalities, hundreds missing, feared buried

Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 806 fatalities, hundreds missing, feared buried

UPDATE 1-Brazil's landslide death toll reaches 806

23 Jan 2011
Source: reuters // Reuters


* Hundreds missing, feared buried beneath mud and wreckage
* Disaster now second-worst in Brazil's history - newspaper

(Updates death toll, adds number of people homeless, displaced)

SAO PAULO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The death toll from floods and landslides that devastated a mountainous region near Rio de Janeiro has reached 806, state authorities said on Sunday, as rescue teams scoured the mud for the hundreds still missing.

More than 20,000 people have also been forced from where they live or made homeless in the area, according to the statement posted on the state government's website.

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http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/update-1-brazils-landslide-death-toll-reaches-806

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 806 fatalities, hundreds missing, feared buried

Re: Brazil: Flooding, mudslides - 806 fatalities, hundreds missing, feared buried

Brazil mudslides toll reaches 869, 423 missing
Indo-Asian News Service
Rio de Janeiro, February 03, 2011
First Published: 09:04 IST(3/2/2011)
Last Updated: 09:07 IST(3/2/2011)

The toll due to mudslides triggered by heavy rains that have deluged the mountainous region of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has risen to 869, authorities said. The floods and mudslides have killed 418 people in Nova Friburgo, 354 in Teresopolis, 71 in Petropolis, 21 in Sumidouro, four in San Jose do Vale do Rio Preto and one in Bom Jardim, according to latest figures released by the Agencia Brasil news service.

Another 423 people remain missing, the state attorney general's office said.

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brazil-mudslides-toll-reaches-869-423-missing/Article1-657896.aspx