2008 Santa Catarina floods

-27.833 -48.416 title 2008 Santa Catarina floods and mudslides Affected area within the State of Santa Catarina. SantaCatarina Meso ValedoItajai.svg late November 2008unknown 128Death toll rises to 100 Agência Brasil 2008-11-28 http://www.agenciabrasil.gov.br/noticias/2008/11/28/materia.2008-11-28.7027527037/view 2008-11-28 October 2010 H3llBot Itajaí Valley, Santa Catarina thumb|right|200px|Flooding in the city of Itajaí, 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.Death toll from Brazil floods, mudslides rises to 45 following weekend rains Associated Press 2008-11-24 http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-lt-brazil-flooding,0,4113179.story 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 It affected around 60 towns and over 1.5 million people in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil.Brazil floods kill at least 45, uproot thousands ABC News 2008-11-24 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/25/2428589.htm?section=justin 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 dead At least 128 people are confirmed to have been killed Mais um corpo é localizado em Santa Catarina; número de mortes chega a 128 Folha Online 2008-11-24 http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u479255.shtml Portuguese 2008-12-14 with over 78,700 being forced to evacuate their homes.G1 > Brasil - NOTÍCIAS - Sobe para 79 o número de mortos pela chuva em Santa Catarina http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/0,,MUL875405-5598,00.html 2022-11-21 g1.globo.comMais de 50 mil estão desabrigados e desalojados em SC; mortos chegam a 65 Folha Online 2008-11-25 http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u471308.shtml Portuguese 2008-11-252008-11-29 The death toll in SC rises to 109; 19 are still missing https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u473172.shtml 2022-11-21 www1.folha.uol.com.br 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. Santa Catarina state Governor Luiz Henrique da Silveira had earlier suggested that the final death toll was likely to be over 50, 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.At least 50 dead in Brazil flooding CNN 2008-11-24 http://us.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/24/brazil.deaths/index.html 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 Water levels in the Vale do Itajaí have risen to eleven metres above normal.Brazil flood, mudslide death toll rises to 33 USA Today 2008-11-24 https://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2008-11-23-brazil_N.htm 2008-11-24 Reactions : United States government donated US$ 50,000 to help Santa Catarina buying food and water.Embaixada dos EUA libera verba para SC https://web.archive.org/web/20090207060059/http://www.clicrbs.com.br/especial/sc/sos-sc/noticia/detalhe/Embaixada-dos-EUA-libera-verba-para-SC.html February 7, 2009 : German government donated €200,000 to buy food, water, hygiene material and mattress.Alemanha vai doar 200 mil euros a catarinenses https://web.archive.org/web/20081202094756/http://br.noticias.yahoo.com/s/29112008/25/manchetes-alemanha-doar-200-mil-euros.html December 2, 2008 : Pope Benedict XVI send a message to the victims, where "want to assert spiritually in this hour of pain with the families of the victims and the thousands of evacuees and homeless this huge environmental tragedy."http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/0,,MUL882976-5598,00.html Papa Bento XVI envia mensagem a vítimas de chuva em Santa Catarina 2008-11-28 2008-11-28 Portal G1 : The Brazilian Federal government issued a decree on November 27, 2008 releasing US$ 854 million in aid to the State of Santa Catarina.Death toll climbs in Brazil flooding CNN 2008-11-27 http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/27/brazil.floods/index.html?section=cnn_latest 2008-11-28 - Santa Catarina : The State Governor Luiz Henrique da Silveira has suggested that "Santa Catarina is facing its worst weather tragedy of its history" and told "Blumenau has to be rebuilt entirely".Blumenau terá que ser reconstruída, afirma prefeito Folha de S.Paulo 2008-11-30 http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u473324.shtml 2008-12-01 He also declared that the state is per 3 days in Mourning. 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.Blog é criado para ajudar moradores afetados em Blumenau Estado de São Paulo 2008-11-23 http://www.estadao.com.br/cidades/not_cid282386,0.htm 2008-11-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090226081810/http://www.estadao.com.br/cidades/not_cid282386%2C0.htm February 26, 2009 A site showed up on the Brazilian blogosphere to keep people informed and offering a channel for donations.http://allesblau.net/ oder auch todo azul? / Alles Blau? 2008-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20081203115251/http://allesblau.net/ 2008-12-03 dead References External links Flood deaths in Brazil rise to 72 Blog with information, donations and live report Category:2000s floods in South America Category:Floods in Brazil Category:2008 disasters in Brazil Category:2008 floods