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The 2010 northeastern Brazil rains caused widespread flooding in the second half of June 2010. The flooding has mainly hit Alagoas and Pernambuco, where entire villages were carried away, killing dozens and causing hundreds to disappear. The rain is expected to continue. President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva convened an emergency session to arrange for the distribution of aid. The distribution of aid is complex, because the affected cities are 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. ==Flood details== At least 44〔 people were killed, some 1,000 are missing, including 500 in União dos Palmares〔 and at least 120,000 had to leave their homes. Entire towns were destroyed. Dams burst and river levels rose, engulfing entire towns.〔 Electricity and telephone services were disrupted and destroyed. The homeless collected in schools and churches in their search for shelter. The Mundau river in Alagoas State flooded Uniao dos Palmares, causing the disappearance of at least 500 people.〔 Corpses floated along on the beaches and in the rivers.〔 Over 40,000 houses in Alagoas were flooded, affecting 22 towns.〔 The death toll at one point of time in Alagoas was 26 and in Pernambuco state was 13.〔 Rio Largo in Alagoas had its banks completely destroyed by water due to a dam collapse, leaving only a mangled railway and muddy ruins.〔 A search is underway there for survivors.〔 Weather officials in Alagoas predicted rain until at least June 25, 2010. More than of rain fell over a four-day period.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2010 northeastern Brazil floods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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