Landslide in Brazil: death toll rises to 14 after building collapse

At least 14 people died in Brazil After the collapse of part of an irregularly occupied building in the state of Pernambuco (northeast), the authorities reported this Saturday, which concluded the search for the missing.

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One day after collapsethe firefighters put an end to the rescue tasks and updated the balance of victims from 11 to 14, after finding the body of a woman and two children under the rubble, the Pernambuco Civil Defense reported on Saturday afternoon.

The disaster occurred on Friday morning in the municipality of Paulista, a metropolitan region of the state capital, Recife.

The deceased were men, women and children between the ages of 5 and 45.

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A 65-year-old woman and two teenagers were rescued from the rubble alive, according to the Civil Defense, which did not provide details about their state of health.

The columns of the building that he ceded had three floors and were attached to a larger housing complex, according to images released by the local press.

The apartments had been closed in 2010 for presenting a risk of collapsebut they were irregularly occupied, according to the Civil Defense.

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In April, another building in similar conditions collapsed in the city of Olinda, Pernambuco, leaving six dead.

The housing collapse in Brazil often occurs in poor neighborhoods, where illegal construction is rampant and the population has less access to decent and safe houses.

In 2020, two irregularly constructed buildings in a favela in Rio de Janeiro (southeast) collapsed after several days of heavy rains, leaving 24 people dead.

The periods of strong rains they also pose a risk due to the frequent landslides they cause, a serious threat to the inhabitants of irregular settlements.

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In February, 65 people died in landslides caused by record rainfall in Sao Sebastiao, a tourist resort some 200 km from the city of sao paulo (southeast).

Some 9.5 million people live in risk areas subject to landslides or floods in Brazil, a country of 203 million inhabitants.

Source: Elcomercio

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