Talk:2016 São Paulo flood and mudslide

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added sentences "The towns of Francisco de Morato and Itepavi were both affected by a landslide that left 13 people dead. The towns of Cajamar and Guarulhos also experienced heavy flooding that led to the deaths of four people. The downpour in São Paulo and the surrounding areas set new records for rainfall levels for the month of March and left cities covered in up to a meter of slowly draining mud and flood water." Added sentences to specify what places in Sao Paulo were specifically affected as well as added details on the casualties. Also added the second sentence to specify that the events were occurred by record setting rainfall. Checked for plagiarism and found none. Links were also added to Cajamar and Guarulhos. Citations were also added where appropriate. Csmalls99 (talk) 02:47, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

added sentences "The rain occurred after months of drought. Beginning on March 10 and continuing until the morning of March 11, torrential rain poured up to 61 mm in Sorocaba, west of São Paulo and up to 87 mm in Mirante de Santana, in the north. Of the 21 killed, reports state that 18 victims died as a result of the mudslides, while 3 others drowned in the flood. Both travelers and local residents were stranded as roads were covered in water. Also, as a result of the rain, São Paulo's International Airport was forced to close for approximately 6 hours."; added appropriate citations fixed opening sentence to be more introductory; checked for plagiarism of content (found none) Added links to "flooding" "mudslides" "Sao Paulo (city)" "drought" "Sarocaba"; Created See Also; Added link "January 2011 Rio de Janeiro flood and mudslide" "January 2010 Rio de Janeiro flood and mudslide" and " 2009 Brazilian floods and mudslides" to See Also section Dbanos1 (talk) 00:44, 31 March 2016 (UTC) dbanos1[reply]

Added further information to further explain the significance of the flood on the area affected by the rain. Dbanos1 (talk) 00:52, 31 March 2016 (UTC)dbanos1[reply]