Late December 2021 Bahia floods

Late December 2021 Bahia floods
Date24 December 2021 – early 2022
LocationBahia, Brazil
TypeFlood
OutcomeState of emergency declared in 72 municipalities at Bahia[1]
Deaths21[2]
Non-fatal injuries280+[3]
Displacedover 35,000 [4]

Beginning on 24 December 2021, record rainfall across the northeastern Brazilian state Bahia have resulted in severe floods. 21 people were killed, while 358 were injured and 62,800 were displaced.[3][4][5] In a tweet, Rui Costa, the Governor of Bahia, declared the floods to be "the worst disaster that has ever occurred in the history of Bahia".[4] 72 municipalities of Bahia declared a state of emergency.[1]

Total rainfall at the state capital Salvador during December exceeded 250 millimetres (9.8 inches) on 24 December, five times the historic average. On 26 December, the Bahia state government and Brazilian federal government, along with cooperation from other state governments, mounted a joint rescue operation to victims at the affected areas.[6] Two dams collapsed between 25 and 26 December, at Jussiape and Itambé respectively.[1] The town of Vitória da Conquista was heavily affected.[7]

Southern Bahia had been badly flooded earlier the same month by Subtropical Storm Ubá.

COVID-19 medicines and vaccines were destroyed by the flooding.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "At least 20 dead in flooding in Brazil's Bahia state". Al Jazeera. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Death toll from Brazil flooding rises in Bahia's 'worst disaster' ever". CNA. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Charner, Flora; Cullinane, Susannah; Cotovio, Vasco (December 27, 2021). "Deadly flooding hits Brazil, killing at least 18 and displacing thousands". CNN.
  4. ^ a b c Benassatto, Leonardo; Queiroz, Sergio (27 December 2021). "Death toll from Brazil flooding rises in Bahia's 'worst disaster' ever". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b Cotovio, Vasco; John, Tara (28 December 2021). "Deadly flooding in Brazil kills at least 20 and displaces thousands, leaving Covid-19 vaccines submerged". CNN.
  6. ^ "Heavy rains displace thousands in northeast Brazil". CNA. Salvador. AFP. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Hundreds of thousands in Brazil impacted by emergency situation due to unprecedented rain". NBC News. Itabuna. Reuters. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
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