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2009 Brazilian floods and mudslides
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The 2009 Brazilian floods and mudslides were a severe natural disaster principally affecting five northeastern states of Brazil. As a result of heavy rains, fourteen people were reported dead over a period of one month and at least 62,600 others had been left homeless as of 2 May 2009. Nineteen people were dead by 5 May 2009, with a significant increase in homeless people being reported, estimated at 186,000.[1] The death toll by 8 May was thirty-nine and 270,000 people were reported homeless.[2]
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Meteorological history | |
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Duration | April–May 2009 |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 44 |
Damage | Estimates at £1 billion |
Areas affected | Northeastern Brazil |
The state of Santa Catarina in the South of the country has also been damaged. A total of seven states have been affected across the country.[3] Maranhão was the worst affected state, with at least six deaths and at least 40,700 homeless people occupying shelters.[4]
The Amazon River Basin suffered its second-heaviest flood in one hundred years during this period.[5] These are already the worst floods Brazil has experienced in over twenty years.[6]
Reconstruction from the floods and mudslides are expected to take 3–5 years.