Brazilian authorities reported Sunday that at least 25 people had been killed due to heavy rains affecting mostly Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo during the weekend.
Heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo, Brazil, have killed at least 23 people, with 15 deaths in Espirito Santo and 13 in Mimoso do Sul. Rescue teams had to stop work due to landslide risks, with efforts restarting on Saturday.
Heavy rains in Brazil this weekend killed at least 23 people in the southeastern states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo. Espirito Santos' state government said Sunday that 15 people died and almost 5,000 were out of their homes due to heavy rains falling since Friday night. Rio authorities reported eight deaths Saturday. Thirteen deaths in Espirito Santo were registered in Mimoso do Sul, a countryside city 74 kilometers (46 miles) south of the state capital, Vitoria.
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