RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 7 : Brazil - Flood

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Situation Update No. 7 Posted:2010-04-06, 14:45:51 [UTC] Ref.no.: FL-20100406-25596-BRA Situation Update No. 7 On 2010-04-07 at 08:40:34 [UTC] Event: Flood Location: Brazil State of Rio de Janeiro Statewide Rio de Janeiro, Niteroi, Sao Goncalo Number of Deads: 95 person(s) Number of Injured: 106 person(s) Number of Evacuated: 1410 person(s) Situation: At least 95 people died, 106 were injured and 1,410 were left homeless in a storm that devastated Brazil's southeastern state of Rio de Janeiro since Monday evening, authorities said Tuesday. Most of the deaths were caused by mudslides as many shantytowns, where the poorer population lives, are located on hills. The death toll is likely to increase in the next few hours, as many people remain missing. In less than 24 hours, the rainfall in the region reached 288 millimeters, surpassing the previous record of 245 millimeters registered in 1966, said Eduardo Paes, mayor of the state's capital city Rio de Janeiro. Rivers and streams overflowed, flooding over 60 areas. Rio's traffic was paralyzed as the storm began when commuters were getting off work. 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