Tag: rains
Rio’s Killing Floods a Once-in-5-Centuries Event, Say Brazilian Experts
Brazil’s rains of January 12, followed by flooding and mudslides that killed over 900 ...
Brazil Is a Prisoner of Now with No Consideration for Tomorrow
Much before the skies were preparing for the rain, the tragedies in Rio de ...
Rio’s Rains Brought Daily Losses of 50 Million to Industry Alone
Rio de Janeiro’s governor, Sergio Cabral, has announced that his administration will purchase land ...
Rio Rains Close Christ the Redeemer to Tourists For First Time Ever
Rio’s towering Christ the Redeemer statue and one of the city’s most iconic tourist ...
With 400 Feared Killed by Rains, Rio’s Governor Blames All of Society for Tragedy
With rescuers racing against time amid fading hopes of finding survivors of a huge ...
Rio Breaks Down. Heaviest Rain in Decades Kills Over 100
At least 102 peoople have been killed by landslides and floods set off by ...
Brazil’s Painful Rite of Summer: Mourning Those Killed in the Floods
It happens every single summer, in many cities of South-Southeast Brazil. The rain season ...
52 Deaths Later Rio Finds Out It’s Too Lax in Allowing Building in Risk Areas
Sérgio Cabral, the Rio de Janeiro state’s governor, it turns out, signed into law ...
Rain Kills 32 and Leaves Half a Million Homeless in the North of Brazil
The Brazilian government rushed aid Wednesday, May 6, by air, over land and through ...
Brazilian Rains Kill Dozens and Broken Dam Leaves Thousands Without Shelter
Heavy rains in southeastern Brazil have already killed at least 37 people since the ...
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