Published January 13,2025
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Landslides attributable to torrential rains in southeast Brazil have left no less than seven folks useless and 4 others lacking, rescue providers in Minas Gerais state stated Sunday.
Six folks died within the metropolis of Ipatinga, the place 80 millimeters (3.1 inches) of rain fell within the area of 1 hour on Saturday night time, the mayor’s workplace stated.
Firefighters pulled the physique of an eight-year-old boy from the rubble of a home destroyed by a landslide.
Two our bodies have been present in different components of town and rescuers have been trying to find three different folks buried underneath a mudslide.
A physique was additionally discovered within the close by city of Santana do Paraiso.
Latin America’s greatest nation has been rocked by a number of excessive climate occasions over the previous 12 months.
Massive floods attributable to days of record-breaking rain killed greater than 180 folks within the south of the nation in April and May.
Brazil additionally suffered a historic drought linked to local weather change, laying the bottom for the worst wildfires in 17 years, which consumed huge chunks of the Amazon rainforest.
Source: www.anews.com.tr