The death count from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 165, authorities said Sunday, as more violent storms killed two people in another region nearby.
Ahead of more heavy rain, residents of several neighborhoods in the devastated Brazilian city of Petropolis were called to evacuate Thursday, just two days after flash floods and landslides killed 117 people.
The mountain city of Petropolis in Brazil was ravaged by mudslides that swept down the slopes killing at least 117 and leaving more than 116 missing after heavy showers. In a span of three hours, the city torrents of floodwaters and mudslides dragged cars and houses through the streets of the city during the most intense rainfall in decades on Tuesday. The state fire
Juliana Reis, a 37-year-old from the isolated Brazilian town of Itambe, was finally reuniting for Christmas with her parents after months apart due to the pandemic.