Landslides kill at least 10 in Brazil's Minas Gerais state
- At least 10 people have died due to landslides in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, according to state officials.
- The city of Ipatinga was severely affected, with 204mm of rain falling on Sunday morning, as stated by the mayor's office.
- Ipatinga's mayor declared a state of emergency after the mudslides, which also left at least 150 people homeless.
- The governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, announced plans to visit the affected area later on Monday.
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ShareNo fewer than 10 individuals have been confirmed dead in deadly landslides triggered by torrential rains that swept through two cities in the southeastern Brazilian State of Minas Gerais. The mayor’s office while confirming the reports said 204mm (8 inches) of rain fell in Ipatinga on Sunday morning, catching many residents off guard, saying it... The post 10 Killed As Landslides Hit Brazilian State appeared first on New Telegraph.
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…
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.
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