Latin America and Caribbean
Brazil Flooding, Thousands Evacuated
Rashaed Esson
Staff Writer
#Brazil#flooding, March 1st, 2024 – Seventeen of the 22 municipalities of the state of Acre in Brazil are now under a state of emergency due to flooding from heavy rainfall and river overflow. As of February 28, roughly 11,300 people have evacuated, many seeking refuge in 46 shelters across nine affected municipalities. Additionally, at least 800 people have evacuated Brasileia, in northern Acre and infrastructure sustained significant damage. Since 2015, this is the first flooding in Acre. This is according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in the Latin America and the Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of March 1st.
