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BrazilA separate spell of adverse weather began in Rio Grande do Sul on 25 September, distinct from the 20–24 September storm record 1868. The state Civil Defence balance updated through 17:00 on 29 September reports 54,065 people affected, 6,298 displaced from their homes and four injured across 128 municipalities. It records 8,181 houses damaged, including…
BrazilSevere storms that crossed Rio Grande do Sul between 20 and 21 September 2026 caused intense rain, destructive winds, hail, flash flooding and landslides across the Brazilian state. The final Civil Defence balance issued on 24 September records six deaths, six injured people and 642,512 people affected. It also records 838 people in public shelters and…
BrazilAn MSF staff member tests a woman for COVID-19 during mobile clinic activities in Fortaleza. Brazil, June 2021. © MARIANA ABDALLA/MSF As the weather gets colder in Brazil and the pandemic rolls on, the COVID-19 situation in the country has again become deeply concerning, with national and international experts warning
BrazilThe health system has collapsed in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, with hospitals unable to keep up with the number of new COVID-19 patients and people reportedly dying of asphyxiation due to the shortage of oxygen supplies, said the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières…
BrazilIndigenous communities in Brazil have been especially vulnerable to the new coronavirus COVID-19. In Mato Grosso do Sul, a state in central Brazil which is home to many indigenous communities, teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are helping prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19 . With few doctors in Mato Grosso do Sul, there is often no one to…