Brazilian floods, mudslides: Death toll rises to 106, 10 still missing

 

-- 

 At least 106 people have died and 10 are still missing in Brazil, the government said on Tuesday, as heavy rains tore through urban towns in the northeastern part of the country for a sixth consecutive day.

Στους 58 οι νεκροί από βροχές, πλημμύρες και κατολισθήσεις στο Rio De Janeiro

 

- 

18 Dead in Storms near Brazil's Rio De Janeiro: Firefighters - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall killed at least 18 people Tuesday in a tourist town in the hills above Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian firefighters said.

Deadly flooding, landslides hit Brazil’s Sao Paulo state amid torrential rains

 

Torrential rains in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state between Friday and Sunday left at least 18 people dead, authorities said.  

Emergency declared at Brazilian state of Minas Gerais due to heavy rainfalls

 

-- 

 Heavy rainstorms have left at least 138 cities in a state of emergency in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais due to floods, landslides and damages to the infrastructure. 

Brazil: Rains rips dams with high volume of water, at least 400,000 people displaced

 

 --

Toxic Foam Covers River in Brazil - Espuma tóxica cubre la superficie del río más importante de Sao Paulo

 

-- 

Brasil se queda sin agua por la deforestación

 

 --

Brésil : ce village de pêcheurs lentement englouti par la mer

 

 --

Brasil: el magno proyecto de reforestación Olho Verde

 

--

La peor sequía en décadas pone en alerta a Brasil

 

 --

Un informe acusa a empresas europeas de complicidad en la deforestación de la Amazonía

 

-- 

Marchas indígenas en Brasilia contra la ley que permitiría la minería en sus tierras

 

--

Amazon deforestation: Indigenous Amazonians sue French supermarket

 

--

 The owners of one of France​'s largest supermarket chains, Casino, have been accused of selling beef sourced from cattle reared in the Amazon​ Rainforest​ in a lawsuit filed by NGOs and indigenous people in Brazil​ and Colombia on Wednesday.

La minera Vale deberá pagar 7.000 millones de dólares por la tragedia que dejó 270 muertos en Brasil

 

 --

"La segunda peor marca anual": La Amazonía brasileña perdió cerca de 8.500 kilómetros cuadrados de selva en 2020 - RT

La Amazonía de Brasil perdió 8.426 kilómetros cuadrados (km2) de selva en 2020, según el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales (INPE, por sus siglas en portugués).

El Gobierno de Brasil interrumpe el combate a los incendios forestales por falta de recursos - Sputnik Mundo

El Instituto Brasileño de Medio Ambiente (IBAMA), el órgano del Gobierno encargado de perseguir los delitos ambientales, informó que cesará sus actividades de combate a los incendios forestales por falta de recursos.

Rescue teams give up searching for survivors in collapsed Sao Paulo building

Rescue teams have begun using excavators to clear the rubble of the 24-storey building which collapsed in Sao Paulo on Tuesday after a fire tore through it, saying that finding any more survivors was highly unlikely.

Number of Missing People After Fire in Sao Paulo May Reach 45 : Reports

The number of people, who went missing as a result of a fire that broke out in a 24-storey tower block in Brazil’s Sao Paulo, may reach 45, media reported on Tuesday.

Brazil scraps plan for mining in huge Amazon reserve

The Brazilian government has backed off a controversial proposal to authorise private companies to mine a huge Amazon reserve, following heavy domestic and international criticism.