RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Brazil - Flood

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Situation Update No. 2 Posted:2009-12-31, 14:58:50 [UTC] Ref.no.: FL-20091231-24369-BRA Situation Update No. 2 On 2010-01-01 at 05:35:12 [UTC] Event: Flood Location: Brazil State of Rio de Janeiro Baixada Fuminense Region Number of Deads: 19 person(s) Number of Evacuated: 200 person(s) Situation: At least 19 people have died in Brazil after flooding caused by heavy rain, the government-run news agency Agencia Brasil reported Thursday. The deaths occurred in Rio de Janeiro in coastal southeastern Brazil. Nine of the deaths occurred in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Nine people have been injured and 12 left homeless since the heavy rain started Wednesday, the news agency said, citing the nation's Civil Defense agency. A mudslide occurred in the city of Mage, located across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro. Six people were left homeless there, but no fatalities were reported. 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