RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Brazil - Flood

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2009-12-31, 14:58:50 [UTC] Ref.no.: FL-20091231-24369-BRA Situation Update No. 1 On 2009-12-31 at 18:52:32 [UTC] Event: Flood Location: Brazil State of Rio de Janeiro Baixada Fuminense Region Number of Deads: 18 person(s) Number of Evacuated: 200 person(s) Situation: Heavy rains in the Rio de Janeiro area have triggered mudslides that have killed at least 18 people. Rio de Janeiro state's Office of Civil Defense says that more deaths are likely as more rains are expected. The deaths in the past 24 hours come as about 2 million people are preparing to gather along Copacabana beach to ring in the New Year. Officials said Thursday that most of the deaths occurred as shanties collapsed under mud or rain in the greater Rio de Janeiro city area, but some deaths have been reported in more sparsely populated areas. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu