Photo Ed: Brazil floods kill at least 59, uproot thousands
Güncelleme Tarihi:
Landslides and floods caused by heavy rain have killed at least 59 people and forced more than 43,000 from their homes in southern Brazil.
Residents ride a boat along a flooded street in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Nearly 20,000 people have been forced from their homes, and access was cut off to four towns where residents have no electricity due to heavy rains. The death toll from flooding and landslides in southern Brazil has increased to 33, state media said Monday. (AP Photo/Gilmar de Souza/Agencia RBS)
A man walks in a flooded residential area in Florianopolis city, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina Nov. 23, 2008. At least 33 people have been killed in floods in southern Brazil after days of torrential rain that set off mudslides and forced 20,000 from their homes, emergency workers said on Monday. Teams have been working around the clock using helicopters and motorboats to rescue those left stranded by the floods in southern Santa Catarina state, which caused mudslides that engulfed several homes and isolated four municipalities. Picture taken on November 23, 2008. REUTERS/SECOM/James Tavares/Handout (BRAZIL).
Men paddle a boat on a flooded street in Blumenau city, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina Nov. 23, 2008. At least 33 people have been killed in floods in southern Brazil after days of torrential rain that set off mudslides and forced 20,000 from their homes, emergency workers said on Monday. REUTERS/GRAER/Leticia Povoas-SDR-Blumenau/Handout (BRAZIL).
A general view shows a flooded Vila Nova village in Joinville city, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina Nov. 24, 2008. At least 33 people have been killed in floods in southern Brazil after days of torrential rain that set off mudslides and forced 20,000 from their homes, emergency workers said on Monday. REUTERS/GRAER/SDR-Joinville/Handout (BRAZIL)
A view of a flooded Vila Nova village in Joinville city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina Nov. 24, 2008. At least 33 people have been killed in floods in southern Brazil after days of torrential rain that set off mudslides and forced 20,000 from their homes, emergency workers said on Monday. REUTERS/Handout/GRAER/SDR-Joinville (BRAZIL).
A man looks for his belongings in the debris of his home after it was destroyed by a mudslide after heavy rains in Jaragua do Sul city in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Intense rains and floods left 20 people dead and thousands of displaced persons in Santa Catarina state over the last two days, according to the state's Civil Defense. (AP Photo/Luciano Moraes, Agencia RBS)