5 minutes ago18 Dead in Brazil From Rainfalls and Land slides
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)At least 18 people have lost their lives after heavy rainfall that leads to landslides in a town near Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil during the last hours Tuesday evening. The fire department that was released at the scene said that more than 180 [...]
The fire department that has been released at the scene said more than 180 firefighters are in Petropolis in search of survivors.
The pytoresk city, now heavily damaged because of its rainfall, is only 150 miles [68 km] from Rio de Janeiro, writes DeutcheWelle, alongside Periscope.
On the other hand, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on a visit to Russia due to the crisis in Ukraine, has called on ministers to give immediate support to the citizens affected by the disaster.
Brazilian authorities also said that this amount of rainfall would be normal for a month in this area, but yesterday it happened in just three hours.
