Brazil: at least seven dead due to intense rains in Rio de Janeiro

At least seven people died as a result of landslides and waterspouts caused by the intense rains that fall in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilas reported this Saturday by Brazilian authorities.

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The storms broke out during Friday night and hit several areas of the state of Rio de Janeiro, with a special impact on the mountainous region located around 100 kilometers from the city of Rio de Janeiro.

In fact, in that mountainous region, due to landslides caused by the rains, there have been five of the deaths confirmed in the last 24 hoursaccording to regional authorities.

In Petrópolis, one of the main cities in the mountains, several houses were practically walled by a hill that collapsed with the impact of the storm. rains.

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Authorities were trying to clear the quagmire that the streets had become and some people had to abandon their homes to face the possibility of new ones. landslides.

Among them, Adriana Correia de Almeida, who told Efe that she and her family moved to family homes, as her house is next to land that, according to authorities, could collapse at any moment.

In the resort of Arraial do Cabo, a man lost his life after being struck by lightning amid the storms, and in Duque de Caxias, a populous neighboring municipality Rio de Janeirothe driver of a truck drowned when the vehicle was swept into a river by a waterspout.

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All Rio de Janeiro A “state of alert” was declared due to the intense rains, and the authorities keep members of the Fire Department and Civil Defense in quarters.

The meteorological service warned that the storms will continue throughout the weekend and could extend to other areas of the southeast coast of Brazilsuch as the state of São Paulo, which has also suffered from heavy rains since Friday.

Source: Elcomercio

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