Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have left at least 257 dead and 180,000 homeless in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro State. Another 13 people had died from torrential rains on Tuesday in the State of São Paulo, whose capital's transport systems were severely affected by the storms.
In the State of Rio, the city hardest hit was Teresopolis, a city about 100 kilometers north of the capital of the state in which at least 130 people died. Another 50 were missing last night. Within 24 hours fell in the area an amount of rain equal to the average of a month. The rivers overflowed their banks and caused serious landslides.
"We do not know how to deal with something so terrible," summarized the Rio state governor, Sergio Cabral, who requested the intervention of the military.
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have left at least 257 dead and 180,000 homeless in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro State. Another 13 people had died from torrential rains on Tuesday in the State of São Paulo, whose capital's transport systems were severely affected by the storms.In the State of Rio, the city hardest hit was Teresopolis, a city about 100 kilometers north of the capital of the state in which at least 130 people died. Another 50 were missing last night. Within 24 hours fell in the area an amount of rain equal to the average of a month. The rivers overflowed their banks and caused serious landslides.
"We do not know how to deal with something so terrible," summarized the Rio state governor, Sergio Cabral, who requested the intervention of the military.
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