Rio de Janeiro Floods And
Damage
APRIL 2010
Brief Summary of the Situation – 4/7/2010
 At least 95 people have died in the Brazilian state of
Rio de Janeiro after the most torrential rain for
decades caused landslides and flooding. A state of
emergency has been declared and officials have
warned the death toll may rise as many more are
missing.
 At least 33 people died in Rio de Janeiro city after
28cm (11in) of rain fell in 24 hours, while 33 were
killed in the neighbouring city of Niteroi. Many houses
in Rio's hillside shanty towns were buried under
mudslides.
Additional 4/8/2010
 Beleaguered rescue workers struggled early
Thursday to find survivors after another mudslide
surged into a rain-sodden hillside shantytown,
engulfing at least 40 homes in a huge cascade of
mud.
 Record rainfall since Monday afternoon triggered
deadly mudslides across Rio’s metropolitan area,
causing at least 147 deaths. At least 60 people were
missing, but that didn’t include the dozens likely
buried under the latest slide that hit Niteroi.
State of Rio De
Janeiro
Sections of Rio De Janeiro,Brazil
Mudslides
The Fate of at least
200 People