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Floods in Brazil are a result of short-term planning

Source(s): Guardian, the (UK)
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More than 800 lives were lost after heavy rains in January 2011 caused mudslides in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro state. 'Our cities are very insecure because of the failure to apply urban planning' says Celso Carvalho, the national secretary of urban programmes, in a report by Natalia Viana for the Guardian UK.

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Last checked: 16 July 2021

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Hazards Flood Landslide
Themes Urban risk and planning Preparedness
Country and region Brazil

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