Dozens are dead and hundreds of thousands are homeless in northeasternBrazil in the wake of flooding rainfall. A prolonged dry spell will not aidrescue and cleanup efforts, but more heavy rain is not in the immediatefuture.The Associated Press reports the torrential rain inundated the northeasternBrazilian states of Alagoas and Pernambuco. At least 41 people are dead, while120,000 have been forced from their homes.
Spotty Showers in Wake of Deadly Brazil Flooding
By AccuWeather
June 23, 2010 at 12:25PM
People work at getting debris cleared from a street in Barreiros,Pernambuco state, Brazil, on Monday, June 21, 2010, in the wake of recentflooding rain. (AP Photo/Alexandre Gondim-JC Imagem)The flood waters toppled bridges, cut roads to dozens of cities and nearlydestroyed some small towns.
Displaced families in some areas, including hard-hit Uniao dos Palmares,have taken up residence in schools.
As rescue and cleanup efforts continue, a much-needed prolonged dry spellwill not grace the flood-ravaged area.
A disturbance moving inland will produce a couple of spotty showers acrossnortheastern Brazil today. The showers will be mainly confined to the morninghours and should not drop additional heavy rainfall.
Showers will continue into Thursday and Friday. Again, rainfall will belight and spotty.
Showers could become more numerous this weekend into next week as moremoisture streams into northeastern Brazil and the tail-end of a front movesnorthward.
Story by Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist
