Brazil hit by deadly rain and landslides

 Posted on July 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  295 words  |  Patria Henriques
Reuters Firefighters dig for victims of a mudslide in Guarujá, São Paulo state, Brazil. Photo: 3 March 2020ReutersBBC Presentational white space

At least 23 people have died in Brazil and more than 30 are missing after torrential rain and landslides hit coastal areas in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

The death toll is expected to rise further as firefighters and rescue crews are continuing to search for missing people.

Reuters A man cries at the site of a mudslide in Guarujá, São Paulo state, Brazil. Photo: 3 March 2020ReutersBBC Presentational white space

Worst hit is São Paulo state, where at least 18 deaths have been reported.

Among the victims are a mother and her child, as well as two firefighters. They were trying to rescue the child who was buried under the rubble when a second landslide hit.

AFP/Getty Images A house destroyed by a landslide in Guarujá, São Paulo state, Brazil. Photo: 3 March 2020AFP/Getty ImagesBBC Presentational white space

In the Guarujá municipality, a number of houses were swept away by landslides.

BBC Presentational white spaceReuters Residents in Guarujá clear the mud at the side of a landslide. Photo: 3 March 2020ReutersBBC Presentational white space

Local residents are helping the firefighters in the search and clean-up operation.

AFP/Getty Images Rescuers search for victims in Guarujá, São Paulo state, Brazil. Photo: 3 March 2020AFP/Getty ImagesBBC Presentational white space

A number of roads have been blocked by landslides and falling trees.

Reuters A woman carries cloths as she leaves a mudslide site in Guarujá, São Paulo state, Brazil. Photo: 3 March 2020ReutersBBC Presentational white space

Residents are desperate to salvage whatever belongings they can.

AFP/Getty Images A dog sits near a damaged car after heavy rains in the Taquara neighbourhood, suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: 2 March 2020AFP/Getty ImagesBBC Presentational white space

In the neighbouring Rio de Janeiro state, at least five people have died.

AFP/Getty Images A rescuer works in Realengo neighbourhood, in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: 2 March 2020AFP/Getty Images

About a month's worth of rain have been dumped on some areas in a matter of hours.

Brazil's south-east region has suffered from heavy rainfall and storms during what has been a particularly hot summer.

In January, at least 30 people died during severe rainstorms in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, which neighbours São Paulo.

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