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Early warning systems and plans to avert disasters due to extreme rainfall are still flawed, study shows - EurekAlert


Researchers analyzed landslides caused by storms in São Sebastião (Brazil) in 2023, when at least 65 people died, and suggest involvement of the local community in contingency programs.

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