Days of torrential rain followed by flooding and landslides have already claimed at least 128 lives in northeast Brazil. According to the Pernambuco government, more than 200 millimeters of rain had fallen in the greater Recife area within 24 hours. The fire service stopped the search after the last missing person (43) was found.
More than 9,000 people have now sought refuge in shelters and more than 100,000 have stayed with friends or relatives, according to civil defence. 31 communities in the state of Pernambuco are in a state of emergency. The deaths have been recorded since the storm started Wednesday last week.
Heavy rain also on Friday
According to the news portal “G1”, the streets in Recife and several cities in the metropolitan area, such as Olinda and Jaboatão dos Guararapes, were flooded. There is currently no information about injuries or deaths.
In Brazil, landslides and floods have killed countless states in recent months. At the end of February, more than 200 people died in Petrópolis in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro.
Source: Krone
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