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At least six dead, thousands displaced as heavy rains hit northeastern Brazil
Authorities said 22 emergency alerts were issued as flooding and landslides hit Pernambuco and Paraiba, with rain easing but vigilance still urged.
- On Saturday, heavy rains in northeastern Brazil killed at least six people and displaced about 1,500 residents across Pernambuco and Paraiba states.
- Flooding and landslides hit Recife and Olinda in Pernambuco, while Joao Pessoa and Campina Grande faced severe impacts in Paraiba, prompting 22 emergency alerts.
- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke with local authorities to offer support as the National Center for Risk and Disaster Management raised operations to maximum alert.
- Rainfall eased on Saturday, yet authorities urged continued vigilance as the government monitors the situation to provide necessary assistance to displaced residents.
- A study by the Brazilian Alliance for Ocean Culture found rain disasters tripled in Brazil from 1991 to 2023, following deadly flooding in Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, and Petropolis.
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Storms in northeastern Brazil have already killed six people. More than 1,100 people have been removed from their homes and 1,605 have been evicted.
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At least six dead, thousands displaced as heavy rains hit northeastern Brazil
Heavy rains that hit northeastern Brazil over the last 48 hours have killed at least six people and displaced thousands in the states of Pernambuco and Paraiba, the federal government said in a statement on Saturday.
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Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 36%
C 18%
R 46%
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