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All rights reserved Eos The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides a significant landslide occurred at Porto da Terra Preta Information about this failure remains somewhat unclear but some reports suggest that the loss of life might have been substantial At this stage one fatality has been confirmed The journalist David de la Paz has tweeted a short aerial video of the site:- There are also some news reports about the event, both in Portuguese and in English The site of this landslide appears to be [-3.2950 This is a Google Earth image of the location These failures can occur in periods when the river level is falling and under such circumstances are generally caused by toe erosion I am reminded also of the riverbank failures that occurred on the Murray River in Australia during the severe drought of 2010 A search operation is ongoing at Porto da Terra Preta – it is to be hoped that those on the site managed to escape But this event illustrates the risks of landslides along rivers and highlights that failures are not always due to rainy conditions Bandeira, I.C.N., Adamy, A., Andretta, E.R. et al. Terras caídas: Fluvial erosion or distinct phenomenon in the Amazon?. Environmental Earth Sciences. 77, 222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7405-7 Rivers have been rising since the start of the year and surpassed alert levels in many areas in early April Figures from the Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM) show that levels of the Solimões River (name for the upper stretches of the Amazon River in Brazil) in Manacapuru municipality the Negro River at Manaus and the Amazon River at Itacoatiara have since exceeded the highest alert level referred to as Cota de inundação severa (Severe flood level) CPRM warned in April that this year’s flood in Manaus is likely to be among the highest in recent years and possibly surpass the highest on record seen in 2012 when the river reached 29.97 metres the Negro River at Manaus stood at 29.19 metres Civil Defence were monitoring the situation of around 5,000 vulnerable families at several points of the city along the river Local media reported 5 people were injured on 03 May after floods swept through a camp for refugees from Venezuela The city of Manaus declared a state of emergency on 06 May 2021 As of 21 May state government 23,960 people have been affected by floods in the capital As of 24 May flooding has affected communities across 52 municipalities across Amazonas state The hardest hit areas include Parintins municipality where 47,035 people have been affected; and Manacapuru with 40,052 affected Other hard-hit municipalities include Codajás (20,300 people affected); Ipixuna (17,275); Boca do Acre (16,887); Anori (16,652) and Barreirinha (16,560) To ease the hardship on affected communities the State Government of Amazonas is carrying out an aid programme under the name Operação Enchente 2021 (Operation Flood 2021) distributing food items and offering credit debt amnesty and the suspension of the water charges Over the last few weeks aid has been distributed to communities in several municipalities in the state Manacapuru and most recently Careiro da Várzea where the state government said that flooding has now affected 24,087 people and displaced almost 8,000 Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList we can't find the page that you are looking for Don't let that stop you from visiting some of our other great related content protected by reCAPTCHA.css-trhdh3::after{background-color:#fa9000;}EXPLORE MOREblinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, ‘Blackmail tool’: Hamas rejects Israeli plan to bypass Gaza aid agenciesUN and humanitarian aid groups say Israel proposed ‘dangerous’ ration ‘scheme’ after nine-week siege Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call the California federal penitentiary has been shut for more than six decades The attack comes as Moscow prepares to welcome foreign leaders from China and Brazil Reports say Israel now eyeing occupation of entire enclave control of aid and possible expulsion of Palestinians A study gives clue to cosmic origin of gold and heavy elements and they were created earlier than we thought Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe says the ‘ongoing’ discussions are ‘still in the early stages’ Attack claimed by Houthis temporarily halts air traffic at Israel’s busiest airport and triggers air raid sirens US president makes claim after Mexican leader says her country’s sovereignty ‘not for sale.’ Several villages were cut off because the rivers used for transportation dried up and in other countries such as Peru and Colombia there were alerts due to fish mortality caused by high temperatures something like 50% and 50%.” But there is also what is known as agricultural drought And since evaporation is closely related to high temperatures under this definition of drought we did find that it was climate change that played a greater role,” says the expert such a drought would be extremely rare,” the researchers point out “Then we compare this data statistically with what we see now the probability of such a meteorological drought in the Amazon is one in every 100 years while for agricultural drought the scenario changes to one in every 50 years under a possible climate scenario in which the planet’s average temperature does not increase by more than 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels (the plan B of the Paris Agreement the primary goal of which is not to exceed 1.5°C) the probability of a meteorological drought in the Amazon would become one every 30 years approximately while for agricultural drought the risk is one every 10 to 15 years these would be more frequent and more likely scenarios in the face of a warmer planet This study provides a warning for the Amazon countries to prepare for a future that is becoming less and less uncertain and highlights the probability that weather events will indeed become more extreme Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get more English-language news coverage from EL PAÍS USA Edition ¿Quieres añadir otro usuario a tu suscripción ¿Por qué estás viendo esto? cambia tu suscripción a la modalidad Premium Cada uno accederá con su propia cuenta de email lo que os permitirá personalizar vuestra experiencia en EL PAÍS ¿Tienes una suscripción de empresa? 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Reporting by Bruno Kelly in Manacapuru and Steven Grattan in Sao Paulo; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien writing by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Sonali Paul Nearly three years after Taliban gunmen shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai the teenage activist challenged world leaders at the United Nations to help millions more children go to school Her call last week comes ahead of World Teachers' Day on October 5 a UNESCO initiative highlighting the work of educators struggling to teach children amid intimidation in Pakistan Around 120 million children are out of school and a further 250 million are illiterate despite attending school The number of children not attending primary school has plummeted to an estimated 57 million worldwide in 2015 when the Millennium Development Goals called for universal primary school education 100 million children were out of primary school the number of schools is growing rapidly - both private schools for the middle class and wealthy and cash-strapped government schools in places like Kenya where poorly paid teachers have downed tools to demand more pay But children seem willing to learn anywhere Classes are in corridors in the Philippines onboard boats in Brazil or in a local park in Pakistan Children of the floating Municipal School Sao Jose II pose for picture along the banks of the Amazonas River in the rural area of Manaus Children of the Satere Mawe Indian tribe school at the Sahu Ape village in Manacapuru First grade high school students from the Dante Alighieri school pose for pictures in their classroom in Sao Paulo Students of primary grade attend a night school for adults at Laura Vicuna school Students of the rural school Agustin Ferreira in the outskirts of Minas city Educational activities include milking a cow Students of the Don Bosco Technical Collegue pose for a photo in Quito Students and their principal at Semillas de Esperanza (Seeds of Hope) school pose for a photo in Soacha Year 10 high school students from a vocational program with a maritime focus pose for a photograph at Artes y Oficios Melchor Lasso de la Vega school in Panama City Teachers Carla Smith and Laura Johnson pose for a photo with their 3rd grade class at Jesse Sherwood Elementary School in the Englewood neighbourhood of Chicago Teacher Elizabeth Moguel poses for a photograph with her 7th grade Latin class at Boston Latin School in Boston It’s the oldest public school in the United States Kathy Stauch's 9th grade French-immersion geography class is pictured at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa Lisgar Collegiate is a public secondary school in downtown Ottawa A 12th grade class at Khabazela High School pose for a picture in thier classroom in eMbo west of Durban Schoolchildren pose for a picture at Sekano-Ntoane school in Soweto A teacher leads a class at the ecole primaire Ave Marie in Burundi's capital Bujumbura pose for a photo in their classroom at Gifted Hands Educational Centre in Kenya's Kibera slum in the capital Nairobi Pupils listen to a teacher during a class in the Oudaya primary school in Rabat Students cross their arms and listen to their teacher at Al Hakim El Kassar Primary School in Tunis A class from the San Frantzisko public primary school take part in a group photo with their teacher in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo Primary 7 pupils from Glenaan Primary School in the Glens of Antrim pose for a group picture with their teacher and school principal Year 9 Biology students pose for a picture with teacher Suzanne Veitch at Forest School Hugh McCormick's lower sixth politics division (year 12) sit in their classroom in Old Schools at Harrow School northwest of London Notable Old Harrovians include Winston Churchill Students in Irena Chmura's Salusbury World class which includes students from year 1 to year 6 Salusbury World is a charity that supports refugee and asylum-seeking children and families it was the first refugee centre to be set up within a primary school Year 5 schoolchildren pose for a photograph at a public school in Tbilisi Art teacher Hanna Snitko poses for a picture with final year students at the Ukrainian Humanities Lyceum in Kiev Students of the 10th form of the Gymnasium 1567 pose for a group portrait with their History teacher Mohammed Zurob marks an exercise for his 1st grade students during an English lesson at Taha Huseen elementary school in Rafah poses for a picture with Syrian refugee students at a UNICEF school in Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq Afghan class 11 students study at Zarghona high school in Kabul founded by the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) Third-grade level students attend class at the Mashal Model School on the outskirts of Islamabad caters to children of underprivileged families from different parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan living in the village of Bari Imam Outside of school the pupils are street vendors Master Mohammad Ayoub poses with his 5th grade students at a local park in Islamabad started his programme to educate underprivileged children in 1985 Ayoub provides educational supplies from his income as a civil servant while volunteers and his students teach children English Their classroom is in a local park during fair weather and a room in the local slum in the rainy season Archana Shori poses for a picture with her students in their classroom at Rukmini Devi Public school in New Delhi Tahfiz or koranic students pose for a photograph in Madrasah Nurul Iman boarding school outside Malaysia's capital There are 36 male students at the madrasah aged from 11 to 18 Teacher Kristine Passag holds a Values Education class for 9th grade students in the hallway of Timoteo Paez High School in metro Manila Passag is holding lessons in hallways while awaiting the completion of a new school buidling to address a shortage of classrooms Students of first grade and their class teacher pose for a photo during their homeroom period at the end of the school day at the Takinogawa Elementary School in Tokyo Syrian refugee pupils wait for the start of their first lesson of the year at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Primary School in Ankara You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Rudson Finishes up his aerial armbar at the Rio BJJ Pro Brazilian Nationals champion Rudson Mateus is known amongst fans and commentators for a strong game of closed guard — a position which In the black belt alone — since 2017 — the young athlete of Caio Terra Association (CTA) has 21 submissions out of 32 wins Rudson has used the armbar from the closed guard six times in the period But what makes Rudson’s guard so powerful the Amazonas native became used to swimming against the current in the dams and rivers of Manacapuru and swimming is his favorite pastime to this day when he’s away from the dojo I’ve been practicing the armbar a lot never stopping returning to it,” he says “With that I understood deeply the concept of the position And I never stop repeating the position in training “The armbar is a position that requires a good adjustment; it’s not just thinking that you must hip-escape and throw your legs over the opponent many people waste the move in the developing belts is in locking the opponent’s arm in place That’s one of the most important factors of the armbar.” another classic error happens when the fighter tries to pass their leg over to finally tighten the move “I see people have the habit of crossing their legs,” he says you end up not applying the pressure where you should — that is on the rib and the nape of your opponent’s neck.” All done — you can now start perfecting your armbar work on trapping your opponent’s arm If you’re already good at doing that check whether your legs are producing the right amount of pressure Now it’s all about focusing on details “Pay attention to the smallest things “For example: never close the guard with your legs low — keep them firm at the same height as your opponent’s hip.” To improve your hip work he suggests: “Always exercise to make your hip strong Invest in the hip escape as warm-up; it’s a great start.” In case your armbar is a bit limp even after these measures Never refrain from attempting a position for fear of screwing up I never think I’m gonna get my flying armbar wrong Pragmatic88Slot Gacor Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The page you are looking for cannot be found You may have followed a broken or outdated link BRASILIA - A total of 15 bodies have been recovered from the boat which sunk Sunday in the Solimoes River in Brazil's northern Amazonas state According to the Department of Fire-Fighters in the city of Manacapuru some people on board the boat managed to reach the river bank following the sinking there has been no information about the number of survivors from the accident The boat was transporting people from a party and sunk near Manacapuru fire-fighters who took part in the rescue operation were quoted as saying A group of at least 12 divers and about 20 fire-fighters were sent to the place of the accident to find possible survivors The Brazilian navy also sent two motor boats with about eight servicemen to take part in the operation the boat wasn't registered by the local port authorities The boat "was inspected by agents of the Authority of ports on January 19 and was seized for not having necessary documents and sailing without qualified crew members," said the navy The reason of the accident remains unknown but fire-fighters attributed the accident to a possible overload because the boat was constructed only to transport 50 people a boat with about 90 people sunk in another river of the Amazonas state SAO PAULO -- Four people at the rear of a plane that crashed in a muddy Amazon river managed to open an emergency door and swim to safety as the aircraft sank The plane sank very fast," 21-year-old survivor Brenda Moraes told Brazil's GloboNews TV "We only had a chance because we were sitting in the last rows and could open the emergency door." Divers on Sunday recovered two dozen bodies from the twin turboprop plane that plunged into the Manacapuru river in a heavy rainstorm the day before ending rescue operations after all passengers and crew were accounted for Aviation and fire officials said there were 28 people aboard the plane a twin turboprop with a capacity of 21 people Authorities said they are investigating the alleged overcrowding A director for the company operating the plane denied the plane was overweight despite carrying more passengers than its capacity Firefighters stood hip-deep in the river examining the plane which they planned to remove from the river It was largely submerged except for the tail and the emergency exit door swam clear of the sinking plane Saturday and were helped by local residents until rescuers arrived said his wife called and told him to alert authorities The four survivors had only minor injuries and were in good condition Sunday director of the hospital where they were treated He told Globo's G1 website that the worst injury was a deep cut on the back of a 23-year-old man "They told me that when they heard one of the engines stop the plane lost altitude and hit something before going nose-first into the water," Cabral said Survivors' relatives told Brazilian media that an engine apparently stopped about an hour into the 185-mile (300-kilometer) flight The plane went down about 50 miles (80 kilometers) short of its destination in Manaus Nearly 20 of the people on board were family members a director of the company operating the plane The Coari city health secretary also was among the dead The pilot had contacted air controllers to report driving rain It noted that the pilot appears to have attempted a rare water landing such as one made by a commercial jet last month in New York's Hudson River saving the lives of all 155 people on board said the pilot may have been trying to make an unscheduled landing at the Manacapuru airport less than 1.6 miles (1 kilometer) from the crash site Bezerra said the aircraft had undergone all of its scheduled maintenance inspections and ANAC said its documentation was up to date Manaus Aerotaxi director Marcos Pacheco told the official Agencia Brasil news service that the plane took off with less weight than the maximum allowed The air force originally said the flight plan showed 20 people were on board but some of the children may not have been listed The twin turboprop plane has a capacity of 21 people according to the Web site of Brazil's Civil Aeronautics Agency Brandon Curtis MANACAPURU, AMAZONAS (2-minute read) – An off-duty military police officer was assaulted by two assailants at a local market in Manacapuru shows the officer defending himself and firing at one of the attackers who was later discovered to have an outstanding arrest warrant for robbery He received medical attention after the officer promptly called an ambulance from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) which transported him to a nearby health facility The second assailant was apprehended by the Mobile Tactical Group (GTM) of the municipality the Military Police of Amazonas (PMAM) issued a statement affirming their commitment to public safety and indicating the officer’s cooperation with the ongoing investigation Firearm Safety Tip: Always be aware of your surroundings and ensure your firearm is secured The World is full of the feral animals that attack in packs