a building collapsed in the capital Recife where at least 14 people have died or are missing Local observers said the collapse may partly be a result of recent heavy rains Federal Civil Defence said over 20,000 people across 37 cities and municipalities have been affected by heavy rains that began around 07 July 2023 As of 10 July a total of 3,578 people were displaced Among tha hardest hit areas are Matriz de Camaragibe (3,548 people affected) One person died in flood waters in Joaquim Gomes State governor Paulo Dantas said water supply was compromised due to rising river levels in at least 12 municipalities He added that the government of Alagoas will direct financial resources to the affected municipalities and funds will be used to purchase emergency kits consisting of drinking water Federal Civil Defence reported around 4,500 people across 25 municipalities have been affected Almost 230 people have been displaced from their homes No fatalities were reported as a direct consequence of flooding or landslides in the state a residential buildings collapsed in the Janga neighbourhood on the outskirts of Recife late on 07 July After 35 hours of searching under the rubble the Government of Pernambuco said that 14 people had died and 3 people survived the building had been condemned as unsafe in 2010 but reoccupied again in 2012 Local observers suggested the collapse was partially caused by recent heavy rain Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList Get our news on your inbox! Suscribe x MercoPress, en Español Montevideo, May 5th 2025 - 14:15 UTC The Governors of the Brazilian States of Pernambuco and Alagoas issued separate emergency decrees during the weekend due to heavy rains affecting 12 and 29 cities respectively Pernambuco Governor Raquel Lyra decreed a situation of emergency in 12 cities in Zona da Mata heavy rains have affected 2,862 people from 756 families 447 people from 656 families are displaced and 101 families are homeless The emergency is established in the municipalities of São Benedito do Sul Thirteen points of landslides were registered in these cities - four in Catende it took into account the preservation of the welfare of the population and the socioeconomic activities of the affected regions and the fact that the inhabitants of the affected municipalities still do not have satisfactory conditions to overcome the damage and losses caused The government also announced the availability of emergency funding to municipalities in distress and calamity including those caused by heavy rains recorded in the metropolitan region of Recife and the areas of Mata and Agreste in recent days Governor Paulo Dantas Saturday declared a situation of emergency in 29 municipalities The municipalities reached by the decree are Atalaia Over 22,000 people have been affected statewide 2,756 people were left homeless and 19,273 people have been displaced 2,862 people have been affected by the rains in the state of which 447 are homeless and 101 are displaced Commenting for this story is now closed.If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page! It's Dec. 27, 1968, and the Brazilian musician, visionary and activist is arrested, taken to the army headquarters of Marechal Deodoro in Rio de Janeiro and has his long hair forcibly shaven. Brazil's military dictatorship didn't like him much: He was outspokenly leftist, which generally doesn't go over with dictatorships. But the country's socialist left wing didn't like him much either because of his integration of non-nationalist influences, like rock 'n' roll, in his music. Nearly 40 years later, Veloso has cemented his status as a legend and worldwide icon, even as he produces new music. 2006's "C" met critical acclaim, including two Latin Grammy Awards, and added to an already voluminous body of work. "Ê'C,' like 'Transa,' which I recorded in 1971, is a band album," Veloso said in a recent e-mail interview. "Some of the compositions have more of a rock aspect, some could be in a Jobinian album with strings, some could be in a Bahian percussion based album. But all are performed by the same basic rock band." Currently on tour to support the album, Veloso will play the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center tonight. He recently took some time to look back on a career defined by innovation, awards, political enmity and exile. "When I was imprisoned and exiled, I got depressed," Veloso admitted. "The left-wing students and journalists were a lot more willing to censor our stuff than the authorities," he said of the political climate that led to his exile. "Still, the latter didn't understand how it could be that we were for those leftists who booed us. And they found the combination of long hair, electric instruments, strange lyrics and our presence in the anti-dictatorship demonstrations too hard to understand." Veloso's fearlessness in the face of severe political forces was matched only by his fearlessness in musical innovation. With fellow musician Gilberto Gil and artists such as Os Mutantes, he created Tropicalismo, a fusion of Brazilian pop with rock 'n' roll and other avant-garde music. "Rock was the mot scandalous aspect of Tropicalismo in the 1960s," Veloso said. "And I never gave up the subject. It's present in most albums I made in four decades." Though he's been called the Bob Dylan of Brazil, Tropicalismo's effect on Brazilian culture was probably closer to that of Elvis in America - Veloso was often censored, banned and harassed. Even while in exile, he still wrote and recorded music while soaking up English influences. "The strongest influence that British music had on us happened before we were forced to leave Brazil: The Beatles," Veloso said. "Once in London, I longed for Brazilian life and music, but I saw lots of things, from Led Zeppelin to Incredible String Band. The two things that impressed me the most were The Rolling Stones onstage and seeing Jimi Hendrix live." Veloso returned to Brazil in 1972 and continued to merge styles, taking interest in the Afro-Brazilian culture of Bahia. Though he is often credited with fusing rhythms to create new ones or reviving forgotten ones, Veloso doesn't take any special credit. Veloso would later be a major influence on David Byrne, whose work with Talking Heads borrowed heavily from rhythms found in Veloso's music, and Beck, whose 1998 album, "Mutations" features a song called "Tropicalia." With a legacy that still casts a shadow over modern music and some 50 albums to his name, it is even more incredible that Veloso seems as full of fire as ever. When asked what keeps him inspired, he responded: "The complexity of life. The difficulty of music. My irresponsibility." Persistent heavy rain since Friday 26 May caused flooding in the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas States of emergency were declared in both states over the weekend Officials say that at least 7 people have died During a visit to both affected states on 28 May President Michel Temer discussed the emergency response and promised federal support the Pernambuco state government said that two people had died in the flooding and more than 35,000 were displaced Around 2,300 evacuees were being housed in public buildings and official temporary shelters Over 33,000 had evacuated and are staying with friends or relatives Governor Paulo Câmara declared a state of emergency in 14 cities or municipalities: Belém de Maria Officials say that the levels of the Mundaú Dam stood at 40% just a few days ago Agência Pernambucana de Águas e Clima (APAC) said that some areas have recorded almost 250 mm of rain in a 24 hour period with some of the heaviest rain falling between 27 and 28 May 26 cities in Alagoas have been affected by the heavy rain All the victims died in mudslides in the districts of Jaqueira Three people are still missing after a landslide in Grotas do Santo Amaro One person was swept away by the overflowing Mundaú river in Satuba Evacuations have been carried out in Maceió It is thought that more than 4,000 families have been displaced A state of emergency has been declared in the affected areas San Miguel and Jacuípe rivers have all overflowed Rainfall totals over the last 7 days were 25% of normal annual averages and thought to be higher than the rainfall totals of the 2010 floods Major flooding devastated parts of the two states of Pernambuco and Alagoas in June 2010 At least 51 people died and 120,000 were forced to evacuate In a report just after the event, International Rivers said: “The center of the tragedy has been the Mundaú and Paraíba river basins in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco an estimated 80% of residential housing was destroyed The report goes on to say that the flooding of 2010 was directly linked to a series of dam bursts along the two rivers and their tributaries “The dam bursts reflect a lack of adequate safeguards in the construction and maintenance of both public and private dams the latter typically for large sugarcane plantations it is estimated that there are at least 100,000 small and medium dams most of which were built with little or no regard for environmental impacts and dam safety.” The floods were also linked to the “clearing of riparian woodlands and native vegetation on steep slopes resulting in losses of water retention capacity soil erosion and sedimentation of river channels.” Flooding was also worsened by the lack of adequate urban planning in towns and cities along floodplains that are occupied by rivers during periods of unusually intense rainfall Você está usando um navegador antigo e que não tem suporte a muitas de nossas funcionalidades . 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You can find out more about cookies aqui Please note that some features of the website will not work without cookies Residents of Maceió are going through days of tension the city council of the capital of Alagoas state declared a state of emergency over the imminent collapse of one of the rock salt mines operated in the Mustange district by the petrochemical company Braskem The predicament is yet another chapter in a story started in 2018 when sinkholes were recorded in five neighborhoods Approximately 60 thousand residents are estimated to have been forced to leave their homes behind and relocate The risk of collapse in one of the 35 mines Braskem is in charge of is being monitored by the Civil Defense of Maceió and was detected due to the advance in subsidence The petrochemical company has confirmed there could be a major collapse in the area but also said the ground could also settle A collapse could trigger an earthquake and potentially open a crater larger than the Maracanã stadium The federal government is also monitoring the situation Unlike the salt typically used in the kitchen rock salt is found in underground deposits formed thousands of years ago from the evaporation of portions of the ocean sodium chloride is accompanied by a variety of minerals rock salt is marketed for use in the kitchen which has a pink hue due to local characteristics rock salt is also a versatile raw material for the chemical industry as well as in the manufacture of cleaning and hygiene products and pharmaceuticals operations in Maceió focused on the production of dichloroethane a substance used in the manufacture of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) since it opened an industrial unit in the town of Marechal Deodoro Braskem has become the top PVC producer on the American continent Exploration is supervised by Brazil’s mining authority ANM The country is a major player on the international market production amounted to 7 million tons in 2022 shows that the three world leaders have much more robust production than everyone else: China (64 million tons) India (45 million) and the US (42 million) mining began in 1976 with the company Salgema Indústrias Químicas which was soon nationalized and later privatized again merged with other smaller businesses to finally become Braskem with majority control held by the Novonor Group Braskem is currently active not only in Brazil Exploration in Maceió involved digging wells down to the salt layer which could be over a thousand meters deep Water was then injected to dissolve the rock salt and form a brine these wells need to be filled with a liquid solution to keep the soil stable The problem in Maceió occurred due to the leakage of this liquid solution One hypothesis raised by experts is that the incident is linked to geological faults in the region instability in the soil led to an earthquake felt in March 2018 The event caused sinkholes in five neighborhoods: Pinheiro With new tremors and the appearance of cracks in houses and streets Braskem announced the end of mining operations in May 2019 stating it has already paid out BRL 3.7 billion in compensation and financial aid to residents and traders in these districts Some of those affected are seeking redress through legal proceedings The case is also being considered in lawsuits filed by federal prosecutors Parece que a página que você está procurando não está disponível Stay on top of everything Braskem is doing You can change your cookie settings by turning on or off analytical and third-party cookies right here. 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