18 Feb. BBC Report on the progress of the disaster situation in Petropolis. The hill town of Rio de Janeiro, north of Brazil, has been hit by torrential rains and landslides. turn the road into a muddy river collapsed houses and the vehicles were washed away by the flood waters. On Tuesday, February 15, the death toll has crossed the hundreds at at least 117, and more than 100 people are missing.
Rescue mission Officials have to temporarily suspend. One rescue volunteer said: Finding survivors under the rubble is practically impossible. Because rescue workers had no local knowledge, they were unable to safely excavate the soil the residents wanted. Fearing further damage, some villagers fled the city.
As hopes of finding survivors faded, Brazil’s National Civil Protection Agency reported progress on Twitter: The death toll had slowly risen throughout the day, but no more survivors were rescued from the rubble.
This week’s rainfall was the most in Pretropolis in nearly a century. The specific rainfall on February 15 exceeded the average throughout February.
(Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)
(Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)
(Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)
(Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)
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