US EditionBrazil Declares State of Calamity Over Deadly Floods
At least 30 killed and 39 missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides, displacing 440 people and isolating neighborhoods, officials said.
- Following a violent Monday downpour, Margarida Salomão, Mayor of Juiz de Fora, and the federal government declared emergencies after floods killed at least 46 people in Minas Gerais.
- Experts say these intense events are linked to climate change, with Juiz de Fora's City Hall reporting at least 20 landslides since Monday evening.
- Some 21 people remain missing, and more than 3,000 residents have been displaced as shelters opened in schools and a church run by Rev. Ananias Simões, according to Minas Gerais fire department.
- Federal and specialized teams mobilized to respond to incidents, with officials deploying to aid rescue efforts, and losses exceeding 10 billion reais, said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- In recent years Brazil has endured repeated extreme-weather disasters, including 2024's floods that killed more than 200 and impacted two million, as much of Brazil enters its December–March rainy season.
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At Least 30 Dead After ‘Massive Landslide’ Wipes Out Hillside Neighborhood as 39 People Remain Missing
A state of emergency has been declared in the hillside neighborhood of Juiz de Fora in the state of Minas Gerais in south-eastern Brazil after a "massive landslide" killed at least 30 people, with 39 people remaining missing
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Hope fades in search for missing after Brazil rains kill 46
Despair hung over two cities in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday as rescuers and residents searched for 21 people missing after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides that killed at least 46.
Eerie moment dozens of coffins float down street after Brazil flash flood - The Mirror
Parts of Brazil have been hit by extreme rain and flooding this week with at least 46 people killed in the state of Minas Gerais and in one street coffins could be seen floating
Death toll from Brazil floods rises to 46; 21 people still missing
The death toll from the heavy rains in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 46, according to figures released by the state fire department on Wednesday. Flooding and landslides displaced around 3,600 people in the cities of Juiz de Fora and Uba, about 110 km (68 miles)…
Brazil Reports 23 Deaths Amid Heavy Flooding
In southeastern Brazil, torrential downpours have unleashed a deadly mix of floods and landslides. At least 23 people are dead and 47 missing in the state of Minas Gerais.Streets became raging torrents, with residents clinging to electricity poles or waving for help from windows.Juiz de Fora bore the brunt, reporting 16 deaths and 43 missing, while nearby Uba recorded seven dead and four missing. Some neighborhoods have been cut off entirely, wi…
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