Brazil Hit by Landslides and Heavy Rains, Leaving at Least 10 Dead

Jan 13, 2025 Komal Das

Torrential rains in southeast Brazil caused landslides, killing at least 10 people. Nine died in Ipatinga, where 80 mm of rain fell in one hour on Saturday night

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Firefighters recovered an 8-year-old boy's body from a landslide, while another landslide swept away everything in Ipatinga's Bethania neighborhood

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AFP images showed rubble from houses emerging from the mud. As of Sunday evening, one person remained missing, though four family members were rescued

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A body was found in Santana do Paraiso. Governor Zema expressed solidarity, as Brazil faces recurring extreme weather events

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Floods in southern Brazil killed over 180 people, while drought and wildfires, worsened by climate change, devastated the Amazon

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