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Brazil Declares State of Calamity Over Deadly Floods
Minas Gerais declared a state of calamity after record rainfall caused floods and landslides, displacing thousands and leaving 46 dead and about 21 missing, 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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Heavy rains have left a trail of devastation in the southeast of Brazil. Thousands of people are losing their homes and loved ones.
At least 46 killed in Brazil's floods while thousands are displaced
Juiz de Fora's city hall said in a statement on Wednesday that around 600 families living in endangered areas were about to be relocated to local schools improvised as shelters and that the city experienced double the rain expected for February.
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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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