Landslides kill at least 10 in Brazil's Minas Gerais state

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At least ten people have died in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais due to two landslides caused by the torrential rains that hit the south-east of the country: this was announced by local rescue services. Nine dead, including an eight-year-old boy, are from the city of Ipatinga, where 80 millimeters of rain fell over an hour on Saturday evening, the mayor's office said. A body was also found in the nearby town of Santana do Paraiso. In additio…

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At least 10 dead in landslides caused by torrential rains (3 inches in an hour) in Brazil

Nine people died in the city of Ipatinga, where 80 millimeters (3.1 inches) of rain fell in the space of one hour on Saturday night, the mayor's office said. Firefighters pulled the body of an eight-year-old boy from the rubble of a house destroyed by a landslide. Another landslide swept away everything in its path along a street on the side of a hill in the city's Bethania neighborhood. AFP images from the scene showed rubble from the houses po…

At least 10 people have died after landslides hit two towns in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, state authorities said.

Brazil's Minas Gerais state: Landslides kill at least 10

The landslides were triggered by torrential rain which fell in the city in the early hours of Sunday.