Heavy rains left a trail of destruction in Rio de Janeiro, prompting questions about the city's preparedness to deal with recurring extreme weather
Rescue workers carry a body, at the site of a mudslide after heavy rains, at the Babilonia slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The mayor's office declared a state of emergency on Monday night. Major roads were closed, and the mayor's office said 785 places were without power.City officials said 152 millimetres of rain fell in just four hours Monday night, more than the average for the whole month of April. But no alarm was given in the Babilonia slum, which sits on a hill behind the iconic Sugarloaf mountain. The fire department said two women there died in a mudslide, and local residents complained about the lack of warning.
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