2008 Santa Catarina floods explained

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2008 Santa Catarina floods and mudslides
Caption:Affected area within the State of Santa Catarina.
Duration:late November 2008
Damages:unknown
Fatalities:128[1]
Affected:Itajaí Valley, Santa Catarina

The 2008 Santa Catarina floods were floods in Santa Catarina, Brazil in November 2008. They occurred after a period of heavy rainfall, most significantly from 20-23 of November. The state had suffered constant rainfalls for over two months on the coast, which turned the soil wet enough to cause a landslide during the storm that hit the state in late November.[2] It affected around 60 towns and over 1.5 million people in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil.[3] At least 128 people are confirmed to have been killed [4] with over 78,700 being forced to evacuate their homes.[5] [6] [7] A further 150,000 have been left without electricity, while water rationing is being carried out in at least one town due to purification problems.[3] Santa Catarina state Governor Luiz Henrique da Silveira had earlier suggested that the final death toll was likely to be over 50,[2] a figure that has proved optimistic. Several towns in the region have become cut off due to floodwater and landslide debris and on November 23 the Mayor of Blumenau, João Paulo Kleinübing, declared a state of emergency in the city.[8] Water levels in the Vale do Itajaí have risen to eleven metres above normal.[9]

Reactions

Blogosphere

Soon after the floods began, various bloggers from Blumenau began reporting about the situation on Twitter, providing photos, videos, forecast conditions and river levels for other people on the internet who were isolated by the floods.[15] A site showed up on the Brazilian blogosphere to keep people informed and offering a channel for donations.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Death toll rises to 100 . . 2008-11-28 . 2008-11-28.
  2. Web site: Death toll from Brazil floods, mudslides rises to 45 following weekend rains . . 2008-11-24 . 2008-11-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206211751/http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-lt-brazil-flooding%2C0%2C4113179.story . February 6, 2009 .
  3. Web site: Brazil floods kill at least 45, uproot thousands . . 2008-11-24 . 2008-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20081203034725/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/25/2428589.htm?section=justin. 3 December 2008 . live.
  4. Web site: Mais um corpo é localizado em Santa Catarina; número de mortes chega a 128 . . 2008-11-24 . Portuguese . 2008-12-14.
  5. Web site: G1 > Brasil - NOTÍCIAS - Sobe para 79 o número de mortos pela chuva em Santa Catarina . 2022-11-21 . g1.globo.com.
  6. Web site: Mais de 50 mil estão desabrigados e desalojados em SC; mortos chegam a 65 . . 2008-11-25 . Portuguese . 2008-11-25.
  7. Web site: 2008-11-29 . The death toll in SC rises to 109; 19 are still missing . 2022-11-21 . www1.folha.uol.com.br.
  8. Web site: At least 50 dead in Brazil flooding . . 2008-11-24 . 2008-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224121544/http://us.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/24/brazil.deaths/index.html. 24 December 2008 . live.
  9. Web site: Brazil flood, mudslide death toll rises to 33 . . 2008-11-24. 2008-11-24.
  10. http://www.clicrbs.com.br/especial/sc/sos-sc/noticia/detalhe/Embaixada-dos-EUA-libera-verba-para-SC.html Embaixada dos EUA libera verba para SC
  11. http://br.noticias.yahoo.com/s/29112008/25/manchetes-alemanha-doar-200-mil-euros.html Alemanha vai doar 200 mil euros a catarinenses
  12. Web site: Papa Bento XVI envia mensagem a vítimas de chuva em Santa Catarina . 2008-11-28 . 2008-11-28 . Portal G1.
  13. Web site: Death toll climbs in Brazil flooding . . 2008-11-27 . 2008-11-28.
  14. Web site: Blumenau terá que ser reconstruída, afirma prefeito . . 2008-11-30 . 2008-12-01.
  15. Web site: Blog é criado para ajudar moradores afetados em Blumenau . . 2008-11-23 . 2008-11-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090226081810/http://www.estadao.com.br/cidades/not_cid282386%2C0.htm . February 26, 2009 .
  16. Web site: oder auch todo azul? / Alles Blau? . 2008-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081203115251/http://allesblau.net/ . 2008-12-03 . dead .

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