Storms and Floods

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Newsbytes:

Brazil – Rising rivers in Brazil’s Amazonas state have affected over 300,000 people according to state officials. Rivers including the Negro, Amazon, Jurua, Purus, Madeira and Solimões have been rising for some time. The Negro River at Manaus, the state capital, reached above severe flood stage (29 metres) in early May 2022. By 10 May the level was 29.10 metres and by 23 May the Negro River reached 29.37 metres. In a report of 19 May 2022, Amazonas Civil Defence reported flooding has affected a total of 306,861 people from 76,715 families across wide areas of the state. As of 23 May, as many as 35 municipalities had declared a state of emergency.

Colombia – Officials in the department of Meta, Colombia, report at least 5,000 people have been affected by recent heavy rainfall caused flooding and landslides including in areas of the department capital, Villavicencio where the airport runway and terminal was flooded. The government of Meta reported heavy rain has impacted 25 municipalities in recent days, causing damage, flooding and landslides. A total of 5,000 people have been affected and 4,000 hectares of crops, around 30 bridges and 94 roads damaged. Dozens of landslides were reported in the municipalities of Mesetas and San Juan de Arama. At least 16 villages were flooded across the municipalities of Cubarral, El Castillo and El Dorado.

Indonesia – Heavy rainfall has caused flooding and landslides in Indonesia where authorities say at least 4 people have died in and thousands have been affected. A landslide triggered by heavy rain destroyed homes in Cipelang Village, Cijeruk District, Bogor Regency in West Java Province on 21 May 2022. Indonesia’s disaster management agency said 4 people died. Meanwhile flooding in Kendal and Pemalang Regencies in Central Java Province on 22 May damaged around 2,500 homes and affected around 12,000 residents. Flooding and severe weather also impacted areas of the island of Sumatra, where around 45,000 people were affected and 11,442 homes damaged by floods in Medan City, North Sumatra Province on 20 May. Meanwhile heavy rainfall has also caused flooding in the provinces of North and Central Kalimantan and Gorontalo Provinces.

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