Drought Devastates NE Brazil

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Global Disasters/ Significant Events

Worst drought in half a century destroying dozens of communities in NE Brazil

Nearly two years of drought has caused unprecedented die-offs of herds running out of food.

“We are experiencing the worst drought in 50 years, with consequences that could be compared to a violent earthquake,” said the agriculture secretary in the northeastern state of Bahia.

drought has hurt corn and cotton crops, left herds of cattle and other farm animals to starve to death in dry pastures and wiped about 30 percent off regional sugar cane production, or 10 percent of Brazil’s cane output, said a report.

Drought is affecting tens of millions of people living in the semi-arid tropical region which includes all or parts of half of Brazil’s 26 states.

“Locals have even started to fight over water supplies, igniting conflicts referred to as ‘water wars.’ An average of one person per day has been killed in these conflicts across the region.”

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GLOBAL WARNING

• WARNING: Human impact 2.85 x Earth’s diminishing carrying capacity
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Up to Half Million People Displaced by Flooding in Kenya

Extreme rain events flood dozens of rivers in Kenya, leaving at least 50 dead and up to 1/2 million people displaced

Flash floods and landslides in Kenya have so far killed at least 50 people in the capital Nairobi, destroying thousands of homes, businesses, and public infrastructure, spoiling crops and food stocks, and leaving  about half a million people displaced.

Most parts of the country have received significant rainfall of up to 50mm per day since late April. Heavy rains are expected to continue, especially in the central, western and coastal areas through end of June, reports said.

Recurring cycles of drought and deluge have plagued Kenya since the 1970s.

Other Global Disasters, Significant Events

• Brazil.  A severe drought is affecting at least 1,100 towns in NE Brazil, devastating crops and threatening the lives of local residents and livestock.  In rural areas ‘water wars’ have erupted, claiming an average of one life per day, reports said.
  • Drought has devastated farm output and destroyed about half of the region’s livestock.
  • The drought is said to be Brazil’s worst in living memory.

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Drought and Deluge Severely Affect Brazil Provinces

Drought Destroys up to a third of corn crop in Rio Grande do Sul state, SE Brazil

Disaster declared in 29 municipalities across Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, while 54 other municipalities are under a state of emergency as drought destroys up to 30 percent of corn crop.

Disaster Calendar 2012 – January 7

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• Southern Brazil.  Drought has destroyed up to 30 percent of corn crop across Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul forcing the authorities to declare 29 municipalities as disaster areas, and place 54 other areas under a state of emergency.
• The drought is affecting at least a third of a million people across the state, the civil defense authorities said.
  • In Frederico Westphalen (population 29,000), one of the worst hit areas,  soy and corn crops are down by nearly a third, fruit production is reduced by at least a fifth, and 15% of pasture land has been destroyed, reports said.
  • Municipal authorities have imposed water rationing, shipping in water by truck.
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Floods are spreading to Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
  • Thousands of people have been evacuated in the town of Campos de Goytacazes in the state of Rio de Janeiro due to flooding, while the civil defense authorities in São Paulo have placed several municipalities under a state of alert.

Other Global Disasters

• Massachusetts, USA. The Disaster President has declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the areas affected by a severe storm and snowstorm during the period of October 29-30, 2011.
  • The worst hit areas are the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Worcester.

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