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Brazil:Flood:2008/03/30
Duration 2008/03/30 As of 5 April 2008, flooding in north-eastern Brazil has killed at least 15 people and driven tens of thousands from their homes. Country or District Brazil Name Flood
Headline(Source, Date) Personal Injury Material Damage Others PAHO 2008/04/14 -Affected people
452,910
-Evacuated people
69,726Affected municipalities
266 of 6 states
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- 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 Information
- NASA 2008/04/08
Dual Satellite Images of Apodi and Piranha Rivers and Atlantic Ocean on 17 March and 6 April 2008Emergency Relief Information
Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center
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