2010 Northeastern Brazil floods
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The 2010 Northeastern Brazil rains caused widespread flooding in the second half of June 2010. The flooding mainly hit Alagoas and Pernambuco,[2] where entire villages were carried away, killing dozens and causing hundreds to disappear.
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Duration | mid-June 2010 |
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Fatalities | At least 51[1] |
Damage | Unknown |
Areas affected | Alagoas and Pernambuco, Brazil |
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President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva convened an emergency session to arrange for the distribution of aid. The distribution of aid was complex, because the affected cities were isolated rural areas with few intact roads (in Pernambuco 79 bridges in critical areas were destroyed by the flood). Lula also cancelled a trip to Canada for a meeting of the G20 major economies.