Brazil: After Petropolis mudslides, grief and faith among the ruins
DAVID BILLER, of Associated Press, meets Alex Sandro Condé, a devout evangelical Christian who sees it as his divine mission to be strong in the aftermath of the disaster so others can lean on him…
Death toll in Brazil’s Petropolis mudslides, floods hits 176; more than 110 missing
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilReuters The death toll from last week’s mudslides and floods in the Brazilian city of Petropolis reached 176 as of Monday, Rio de Janeiro’s state civil defence said, with more than 110 people still missing. Downpours in the colonial-era city exceeded the average for the entire month of February last Tuesday alone, […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says Petropolis mudslide destruction looks like war zone
Petropolis, Brazil Reuters Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that the destruction in the mudslide disaster that killed at least 123 people in Petropolis looked like the mountain city had been hit by a war. “I saw intense destruction. It looked almost like there had been a war,” Bolsonaro said after flying over the […]
Mudslides and floods kill at least 117 in Brazil’s Petropolis
Petropolis, Brazil Reuters The death toll from mudslides and floods in Brazil’s colonial-era city of Petropolis rose to 117 on Thursday and was expected to increase further as the region reels from the heaviest rains in almost a century. Heavy downpours in the afternoon, when the city recorded some six centimetres of rain, caused even […]
Updated: Heavy rains, flooding kill dozens in Brazil’s ‘Imperial City’
Updated: 11.45am (AEDT)Rio de Janeiro, BrazilReuters At least 94 people died in the historic Brazilian mountain town of Petropolis, local government officials said on Wednesday, after heavy rains caused mudslides that buried homes, flooded the streets and washed away cars and buses. Located in the hills above Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis, or the “Imperial City”, […]