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Thousands of brown howler monkeys killed by yellow fever in federally-protected reserve in SE Brazil
“Yellow fever, a virus carried by mosquitoes and endemic to Africa and South America, has robbed the private, federally-protected reserve of its brown howlers in an unprecedented wave of death that has swept through the region since late 2016, killing thousands of monkeys,” according to a report.
“The way yellow fever has spread also concerns Brazilian health officials. As of mid-March 2017, they have confirmed more than 400 human cases of the disease, mostly in Minas Gerais, causing nearly 150 human deaths. The Brazilian Ministry of Health is investigating another 900 possible cases and concern is mounting that it will spread to cities, threatening many more people.”
New evacuation orders issued amid fears of repeat mine disaster
Residents near the Samarco mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil, have been given new evacuation orders barely a week after the catastrophic collapses at two tailing pond dams unleashed a tsunami of toxic sludge, burying the community of Bento Rodrigues, leaving dozens dead or missing and hundreds displaced.
The twin dam bursts released at least 62 million cubic meters of toxic sludge, burying most of the Bento Rodrigues community in Mariana, and leaving more than 630 people homeless.
A state of emergency has now been declared in the Mariana region, and civil defense authorities have issued new evacuation orders amid fears for the safety of a third dam, reported the Agence France-Presse (AFP) Wednesday.
“Families are being relocated so that they are in greater security,” the Minas Gerais state official told AFP.
The mine is operated by Samarco Mineracao—a company jointly owned by two mining giants, Brazil’s Vale S.A., world’s third largest, and the Anglo-Australian BHP Billiton, Ltd., world’s largest mining company.
A state prosecutor, who specializes in environmental cases, has accused the mine operator of “negligence,” calling for Samarco to compensate the families of victims and the displaced, said the report.
Toxic waste dam collapses razing Brazil Bento Rodriguestown, killing dozens
At least 70 people have reportedly been killed or are missing after a toxic waste dam burst in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, devastating the town of Bento Rodrigues [population: 650.]
The dam collapsed releasing large quantities of toxic waste from mining operations in Germano mine, which is owned by Samarco mining company. The dam, located about 300 kilometers from Rio de Janeiro, is close to Gualaxo do Norte river.
[Samarco is a joint venture set up by the Brazilian multinational mining company, Vale, world’s third largest, and the Anglo-Australian BHP Billiton, world’s largest mining company.]
“An avalanche of liquid waste destroyed houses, a school, a church, a medical center, carried away vehicles. Many families have been left homeless and are waiting for news about their loved ones. The emergency work is hampered by the fact that the flooded areas are only accessible via helicopters. This is one of the saddest scenes I ever had to witness,” TASS news agency quoted the health ministry of Minas Gerais state as saying.
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS STATE OF EMERGENCY EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT WATER FAMINE CROP DISASTERS SCENARIOS 444, 219, 111, 100, 090, 03, 02 .
Brazil’s biggest city running out of water after 9 months of exceptional drought
The governor of Sao Paulo has asked the federal government for permission to siphon the remaining water out of the main reservoir that supplies water to millions of residents in Sao Paulo city, AP reported.
More than 95% of the water in Sao Paulo’s main reservoir, the Cantareira system, has already gone. The reservoir provides water to about 6.7 million residents.
The drought, said to be Brazil’s worst ever, has also affected at least 30 other cities in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
The affected regions received less than 30 percent of the normal rain during Brazil’s wet season that runs from December to February.
Death Toll Rises to 50 in Brazil Floods; 60,000 Displaced
Dozens of people are confirmed dead, and more than 60,000 others displaced due to severe flooding and landslides in Brazil’s southeast states of Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo, authorities said.
At least 54 of the 79 municipalities in Espirito Santo (population: 4 million), have declared states of emergency. In Minas Gerais (population: 20 million), the authorities have declared states of emergency in at least 26 municipalities.
Extreme Rain Events in Espirito Santo have inundated roads, bridges and homes. The floods were the “worst ever” since record-taking began 90 years ago, said the Espirito Santo governor Renato Casagrande.
He called the week-long rainstorm “the worst natural disaster in thehistory of Espirito Santo.”
Most of the victims were buried in deadly torrents of mud and authorities say the death toll may rise. Landslides have also destroyed a large number of homes, roads and bridges, burying everything in their paths and leaving dozens of cities (Municipalities) are without electricity and drinking water.
Minas Gerais
In January 2012, Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais (pop: 20 million) declared a States of Emergency in 46 cities following sever flooding.
Flooding and mudslides triggered by extreme rain events in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais left at least 50 people dead, missing or injured and forced more than 10,000 people to flee their homes.
About 3,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged.
The disasters have affected at least 2 million people.
Rio de Janeiro
The state Civil defense authorities placed several municipalities in Rio de Janeiro under a state of maximum alert following widespread flooding.
The worst-hit area is the municipality of Nova Friburgo, located about 135 km from the state capital Rio de Janeiro [city.]
Flash floods wreak havoc in 45 Brazil municipalities, killing at least 30 people, and forcing 50,000 to flee their homes
Flash floods, triggered by Extreme Rain Events that began last week, have caused severe landslides killing at least 30 people and forcing tens of thousands of others to flee their homes.
Some 130 millimeters of rain fell in Espirito Santo state, swamping roads, bridges and homes. The floods were the “worst ever” since record-taking began 90 years ago, said the Espirito Santo governor.
Most of the victims were buried in deadly torrents of mud and authorities say the death toll may rise.
Landslides have also destroyed a large number of homes, roads and bridges, burying everything in their paths and leaving dozens of cities without electricity and drinking water.
Minas Gerais
In January 2012, Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais (pop: 20 million) declared a States of Emergency in 46 cities following sever flooding.
Flooding and mudslides triggered by extreme rain events in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais left at least 50 people dead, missing or injured and forced more than 10,000 people to flee their homes.
About 3,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged.
The disasters have affected at least 2 million people.
Rio de Janeiro
The state Civil defense authorities placed several municipalities in Rio de Janeiro under a state of maximum alert following widespread flooding.
The worst-hit area is the municipality of Nova Friburgo, located about 135 km from the state capital Rio de Janeiro [city.]
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