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Brazil: More than 500 dead in Brazil's worst-ever disaster

Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: BrazilBy Marcelo Lluberas (AFP) TERESOPOLIS, Brazil - Brazil is suffering its worst-ever natural disaster after mudslides near Rio de Janeiro that killed more than...

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Brazil: Brazil: La lluvia no da tregua y Río en alerta ante amenaza de nuevos...

Source: Agence France-Presse, El ComercioCountry: BrazilBRASILIA, AFP Los meteorólogos advirtieron el viernes que la lluvia no va a dar tregua en los próximos días y las autoridades alertaron del...

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Brazil: Residents moved from Brazil disaster zone

Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: BrazilBy Yana Marull (AFP) NOVA FRIBURGO, Brazil - Brazilian officials began Wednesday moving thousands of people out of at-risk areas near Rio in a flooding...

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Australia: Increased flooding driven by climate change: study

Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Australia, Brazil, Pakistan, Sri LankaBy Marlowe Hood (AFP) - 4 hours ago PARIS - Global warming driven by human activity boosted the intensity of rain, snow and...

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Bolivia (Plurinational State of): REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, ParaguayHIGHTLIGHTS: - LAC: 11 countries in Latin America were on...

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Brazil: 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...

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Afghanistan: How to: Trace missing persons

Source: IRINCountry: Afghanistan, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, JapanBANGKOK, 16 March 2011 (IRIN) - Tsunamis, earthquakes, and violent conflicts leave in their wake chaos and...

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Afghanistan: Monde: Comment retracer les personnes disparues

Source: IRINCountry: Afghanistan, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, JapanBANGKOK, 17 mars 2011 (IRIN) - Les tsunamis, les tremblements de terre et les conflits laissent dans leur sillage...

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Bolivia (Plurinational State of): REDLAC Nota Semanal sobre Emergencias...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, PeruDestacados: - Bolivia: Aumenta a 24,000 el número de...

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Bolivia (Plurinational State of): REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, PeruHighlights: - Bolivia: the number of families affected by floods...

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Brazil: 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)...

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Brazil: At least 10 die after heavy rain in south Brazil

Source: Reuters - Thomson Reuters FoundationCountry: BrazilSAO PAULO, April 23 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed in southern Brazil by landslides and other accidents caused by heavy rains,...

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Brazil: 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. ...

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Brazil: 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. ...

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Algeria: Five Feet High and Rising: Cities and Flooding in the 21st Century

Source: World BankCountry: Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, World, India, Indonesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, United States of...

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Argentina: Southern Cone and Brazil, South America: MAA46002 Annual report 2010

Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, UruguayThis report covers the period 01 January 2010 to 31 December 2010. In brief...

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Brazil: 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,...

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Brazil: 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...

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World: Countries can save lives and reduce economic losses with better...

Source: World BankCountry: Australia, Brazil, Japan, United States of America, WorldTOKYO, September 27, 2011 – The World Bank says Japan’s systematic and careful investments in seismic safety and...

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Brazil: 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...

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