Brazil is FLOODED now! Catastrophic flood in Santa Catarina

Hey folks, things have been pretty rough here in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre. We got hit hard by some really heavy rains, and now, hundreds of homes are underwater, and the roads are all flooded too.Show more

The Acre River, which flows through our area, went through some major changes real fast. Just to give you an idea, on February 15, the river level in Assis Brazil was about 7 meters high. But by the 22nd, in just one day, it shot up by almost 6 meters! And in the capital, Rio Branco, the river reached a staggering 17.52 meters high.

All this flooding has been tough on us. Around 100,000 people have been affected, and over 24,000 folks had to leave their homes to stay safe. Sadly, we've lost four people to the floods. Emergency situations have been declared in 19 out of 22 towns here. In one town called Jordão, 80% of the city is underwater. We're without power, and schools are closed. The water even wrecked our crops.

Right now, we've got search and rescue teams out there, trying to help people in the flooded areas. Sebastião, who coordinates the civil defense, said lots of places are cut off because the roads are underwater.

Our governor, Gladson Cameli, has asked the big bosses in the central government for help, 'cause we need it real bad.

And get this, just a few months back, we were dealing with a crazy drought here. The Acre River was so low, it was just 1.64 meters high.

It feels like one disaster after another, doesn't it? These environmental crises keep happening one after the other, not giving us much time to catch our breath and get back to normal life. It's like they're all linked together, happening all over the world and getting worse and worse.

Why is all this going on? What's messed up our planet's climate system so much? And what's the forecast for the next five years? What dangers does all this bring to us? If you wanna know more about it, check out the link below.