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September 9, 2021

17 Patients Die as Floods Hit Mexican Hospital; Record Drought Worsens Brazil's Energy Crisis
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In Mexico, 17 patients at a public hospital in Hidalgo state died this
week after torrential rains caused a river to burst its banks, flooding
the area and leaving medical crews without power. Most of the victims
were COVID-19 patients who had to be evacuated through floodwaters. 

In Brazil, a record drought fueled by the climate crisis is drastically
reducing crop yields and deepening an energy crisis for a country that
gets more than half its electricity from hydroelectric power plants.
Officials say water levels are at their lowest level in over 90 years of
records.

Suely Araújo: "The water crisis is the direct consequence of the climate
crisis, which, in the case of Brazil, is mainly caused by
deforestation."



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