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January 21, 2011 |
Landslides in Brazil
Last week, a series of flash floods and mudslides struck the Serrana mountain region near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, destroying buildings roads and more. Nearly 14,000 people are now homeless, 759 are reported to have been killed and another 400 remain missing in this, Brazil's worst-ever natural disaster. As soldiers make their way to remote towns with aid and transportation, Brazil's government has said it would accelerate efforts to build up a nationwide disaster-prevention and early-warning system. Collected here are photos from the mountainous regions near Rio that were so hard-hit by these landslides. [Editor's note: Just a note to say thank you on this, my last day as editor of the Big Picture. Though I am moving on, this blog will continue to run here on boston.com, edited by the Globe photo department. It's been an amazing journey. -Alan] (41 photos total)

A Brazilian National Force rescue worker places the bodies of two boys inside the same bodybag on the scene of a recent landslide, where seven people were found buried among debris in the neighbourhood of Jardilandia, in Nova Friburgo, Brazil on January 19, 2011. (MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images) #
More links and information
1,000 feared lost in Brazil - Heraldsun.com.au/AFP 1/21
Brazil to Step Up Plans for Disaster Preparedness - NYTimes.com, 1/18