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Heavy Rains and Landslides Cause Deaths and Displacement in Brazil

Heavy rains in southeastern Brazil have resulted in at least 20 deaths and dozens missing, with over 400 people displaced from their homes in Minas Gerais state due to landslides.

24 Feb, 17:16 — 24 Feb, 23:28
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The GuardianMostly Factual165d ago

Floods and landslides in Brazil kill at least 30 after record rainfall

Firefighters search for 39 people missing in debris after river burst and houses were swept away Three firefighters pulled a man’s body from the mud amid the rubble of houses swept away in a landslide in south-eastern Brazil, where 30 people died and 39 were still missing on Tuesday after torrential rains. A river burst its banks and streets became raging currents of brown water in the state of Minas Gerais after the overnight downpour in a region that has seen record rain this month. Contin...

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hindustan-timesMostly Factual165d ago

23 dead after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil; 47 reported missing

The state fire department said 136 officials - including 108 in Juiz de Fora and 28 in Uba - were deployed.

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straits-timesMostly Factual165d ago

At least 22 dead after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil - The Straits Times

At least 22 dead after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil  The Straits Times

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jerusalem-postMostly Factual165d ago

At least 23 dead and 47 missing after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered his condolences in a post on X as specialized teams have mobilized to respond to incidents and search for missing people.

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rte-newsMostly Factual165d ago

Torrential rains leave 25 dead in Brazil, dozens missing

Torrential rains in southeastern Brazil have left at least 25 people dead and 43 missing as a river burst its banks and a wall of mud swept away houses in the middle of the night.

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual165d ago

Severe floods in southeast Brazil kill at least 23 and force hundreds to evacuate

Severe floods in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state have killed at least 23 people, left dozens missing and forced hundreds to evacuate as more rain is forecast.

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