US EditionAt least six dead, thousands displaced as heavy rains hit northeastern Brazil
Authorities said 22 emergency alerts were issued as flooding and landslides hit Pernambuco and Paraiba, with rain easing but vigilance still urged.
- On Saturday, heavy rains in northeastern Brazil killed at least six people and displaced about 1,500 residents across Pernambuco and Paraiba states.
- Flooding and landslides hit Recife and Olinda in Pernambuco, while Joao Pessoa and Campina Grande faced severe impacts in Paraiba, prompting 22 emergency alerts.
- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke with local authorities to offer support as the National Center for Risk and Disaster Management raised operations to maximum alert.
- Rainfall eased on Saturday, yet authorities urged continued vigilance as the government monitors the situation to provide necessary assistance to displaced residents.
- A study by the Brazilian Alliance for Ocean Culture found rain disasters tripled in Brazil from 1991 to 2023, following deadly flooding in Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, and Petropolis.
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At least six dead, thousands displaced as heavy rains hit northeastern Brazil
Heavy rains that hit northeastern Brazil over the last 48 hours have killed at least six people and displaced thousands in the states of Pernambuco and Paraiba, the federal government said in a statement on Saturday.
Brazil: Heavy Rains in Pernambuco and Paraíba Leave Six Dead and Thousands Displaced · Global Voices
The Brazilian federal government deployed Civil Defense teams to respond to the emergency following landslides and floods in the northeastern part of the country.
The number of dead victims of the heavy rains that fell in Pernambuco has risen to six. Data from the most recent assessment released by the State Civil Defense report that 1,605 people are homeless and 1,089 displaced The last recorded victim was a 34-year-old man, who died drowned during a flood in São Lourenço da Mata, Metropolitan Region. According to the Fire Department, he was missing since Friday night (1st). In Olinda, a 20-year-old girl…
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