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Brazil mudslides: Deadly disaster catches country offguard

Source(s): GlobalPost, Global News Enterprises, LLC
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Better warnings and disaster preparedness could have helped save lives during recent flooding causing landslide, says Erik German for the Global Post, quoting one person "no one ever told me, 'be careful, there's a lot of rain coming and the mountain could come crumbling down'."

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Hazards Landslide
Themes Early warning Advocacy and media Governance Disaster risk management
Country and region Brazil
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