International Journal of Erosion Control Engineering
Online ISSN : 1882-6547
ISSN-L : 1882-6547
Volume 15, Issue 3
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Disaster Report
  • Hideto OCHI, Yoshifumi SHIMODA, Yosuke NISHIO, Rafael Pereira MACHA ...
    2022 Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages 31-38
    Published: December 12, 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: December 12, 2022
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    The municipality of Petrópolis was hit by heavy rains on February 15 and March 20, 2022 resulting sediment-related disasters. The disaster on February 15, 2022 was caused by heavy rain 253 mm which fell in 3 hours, resulting in 238 fatalities. The disaster on March 20, 2022 was caused by 548 mm/24hr of rainfall which lasted longer than that of February 15, 2022, resulting in seven fatalities. These heavy rains triggered more than 370 landslides, making it the worst disaster ever recorded in the municipality. This report provides an overview of the disaster and the characteristics of four of these more than 370 landslides as examples.

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