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Brazil: Brazil: Landslides (Feb 02 2011 and 24 May 2011)
Source: National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCountry: BrazilThe Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s EO-1 satellite captured these true-color images of the hills north and west of Teresópolis,...
View ArticleBrazil: HOTLINE - week of February 7, 2011: Brazil, Haiti
Source: Church World ServiceCountry: Brazil, Haiti(extract) Brazil Nilcimar Fleiman digs with her bare hands for pieces of clothing and family photos at the spot her house stood before it was swallowed...
View ArticleBrazil: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro farmers struggling to revive their land
Source: ACT Alliance, Christian AidCountry: BrazilA month after the worst natural disaster in Brazilian history left thousands of small farmers in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro landless,...
View ArticleBrazil: Brazil: no toys in the nursery cupboard
Source: ACT AllianceCountry: BrazilFeb 15, 2011 In a few days it will be time for small children to resume classes in the public nursery of the Santa Bernadete, a poor area of Nova Friburgo city. But...
View ArticleBrazil: Brazil: Rio rains death toll has now risen to over 900
Source: Government of BrazilCountry: Brazil16/02/2011 Douglas Corrêa Reporter Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro - The number of deaths from the January 12 rains, floods and mudslides in the mountainous...
View ArticleBrazil: Cruz Roja Alemana atiende emergencia de lluvias en Río de Janeiro
Source: German Red CrossCountry: BrazilEl 11 de enero el mundo fue testigo de una tragedia que no se presentaba en Brasil hacía varias décadas. Fuertes lluvias arremetieron el departamento de Río de...
View ArticleBrazil: Perú brinda ayuda humanitaria para damnificados por lluvias en Brasil
Source: Government of PeruCountry: BrazilNOTA DE PRENSA N ° 049 2011-INDECI-UII El Gobierno del Perú a través del Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (INDECI) ha dispuesto el envío de un importante...
View ArticleBrazil: Brazil Appeal: Response to Landslides and Floods - BRA111
Source: ACT AllianceCountry: BrazilAppeal Target: US$ 804,780 Balance Requested: US$ 789,037 Geneva, 4 March 2011 Dear Colleagues, On January 12, 2011 almost one month of rain fell in 24 hours. Some...
View ArticleBrazil: Habitat for Humanity Brazil helps families rebuild in Rio
Source: Habitat for Humanity InternationalCountry: BrazilThe mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil recently experienced severe flooding and landslides, leaving thousands homeless. Habitat for...
View ArticleBrazil: El BID espera aportar más de US$500 millones para ayudar a América...
Source: Inter-American Development BankCountry: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Haiti, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)La previsión financiera ante eventuales desastres es una preocupación creciente en...
View ArticleBrazil: IDB expects to provide more than $500 million to help Latin America...
Source: Inter-American Development BankCountry: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Haiti, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Mar 10, 2011 Financial disaster preparedness is a growing concern in Latin America and...
View ArticleBrazil: Brazil: Better and Safer Housing for 2 Million People
Source: World BankCountry: BrazilPress Release No:2011/373/LAC WASHINGTON, March 15, 2011 -Some 2 million poor people who live in informal low income settlements (favelas) in the Rio de Janeiro...
View ArticleBrazil: Heavy Rains in Southern Brazil Trigger Landslides, ADRA Responds
Source: Adventist Development and Relief Agency InternationalCountry: BrazilFor more information, contact:John Torres, Assistant Director of Public Relations 301.680.6357 (office) 301.680.6370 (fax)...
View ArticleBrazil: At least 10 die after heavy rain in south Brazil
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: BrazilSAO PAULO, April 23 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed in southern Brazil by landslides and other accidents caused by heavy rains, emergency workers...
View ArticleBrazil: REDLAC Nota Semanal sobre Emergencias América Latina & El Caribe, Año...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, PeruDESTACADOS: COLOMBIA: Al menos 29,100 personas afectadas por la presente ola invernal. ...
View ArticleBrazil: REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean Year...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, PeruHIGHLIGHTS: COLOMBIA: At least 29,100 people have been affected by the 2011 rainy season. ...
View ArticleBrazil: Americas zone Appeal No. MAA4200 Annual Report 2010
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,...
View ArticleBrazil: ADRA Assists Thousands Following Landslides
Source: Adventist Development and Relief Agency InternationalCountry: BrazilFor more information, contact:John Torres, Assistant Director of Public Relations 301.680.6357 (office) 301.680.6370...
View ArticleBrazil: Floods DREF Operation MDRBR006 Final Report
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: BrazilGLIDE n° FL-2011-000002-BRAThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief...
View ArticleBrazil: Brazil to open Centre of Excellence for Disaster Risk Reduction
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: BrazilBy Dizery SalimGENEVA, 24 January 2012 - The Brazilian government has agreed to open a Centre of Excellence for Disaster Risk...
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