At least 21 people killed and dozens missing after torrential rain hit the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, triggering flash floods and destroying homes
Firefighters dig for victims of a mudslide, where five people died and four remain missing according to the fire department, in Morro do Macaco Molhado in Guaruja, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, March 3, 2020.
At least 16 people were killed early on Tuesday in Sao Paulo state after floods and landslides hit the coastal cities of Santos, Sao Vicente and Guaruja, authorities said."I express my solidarity with those who are suffering from these heavy rains," Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria wrote on Twitter. In Rio de Janeiro, authorities said the death toll had risen to at least five after three days of violent rain that destroyed houses, swept away cars, and left some communities covered in water or mud.The disaster turned political in Rio when the city's Mayor Marcelo Crivella, a far-right evangelical Christian bishop, blamed residents for the flooding.
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