Rio: floods and landslides

http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/info/chuva/

It is important to look at the Rio’s current situation. The landslides, floods, etc.,  the great majority of which occurred in favelas, and as such resulted in the loss of a large number of houses and families, should be taken seriously and as indicators that we might need to start rethinking and re prioritize  interventions in informal settlements…

Thank you Gabriel Arboleda (PhD in Architecture at UC Berkeley) for sending me the info.