The Christ the Redeemer statue displays a projection calling for help for Rio Grande do Sul as the state suffers from the massive impact of a storm that flooded several of its cities. The death toll from floods that have ravaged southern Brazil for days has surpassed 100, as the search for dozens of missing people was interrupted by more storms

Photograph: Santuario Arquidiocesano Cristo Redentor/AFP/Getty Images

@photography
#Brazil
#floods

This story must be told

A young girl gazes out of a window in Jakarta, Indonesia, to a flooded street.

With over 80,000 kilometers of coastline comprising more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia faces an imminent threat from rising sea levels. Experts predict that by 2050, thousands of the country's islands and nearly one-third of Java, home to the capital Jakarta, will be under water.

https://alainschroeder.myportfolio.com/

@photography
#Indonesia
#floods
#children

#Desert city of #Dubai #floods as heaviest #rainfall in 75 years hits #UAE

source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/dubai-floods-uae-rainfall-weather-forecast

#Rain is unusual in the UAE but occurs periodically during the cooler winter months.

#weather #climate #environment #earth #news #disaster