2022 Petrópolis floods

When

15 Feb 2022

Kind

Event

Coordinates

22.52° S, 43.18° W

Description

Heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in Petrópolis, resulting in parts of the city being destroyed.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2022 Petrópolis floods.

Natural disaster in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro

On 15 February 2022, intense rainfall in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil caused mudslides and flooding that destroyed parts of the city. At least 231 people died in the disaster.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bei Überschwemmungen in Petrópolis (Brasilien) kommen mehr als 150 Menschen ums Leben”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “مقتل ما لا يقل عن 152 شخصًا بسبب فيضانات وانهيارات أرضية في بلدية بتروبوليس، ريو دي جانيرو في البرازيل”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “2022年彼得羅波利斯洪災，暴雨引發山體滑坡，沖毀了至少80間房屋，並造成171人死亡，35人失蹤。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page