Brazil Landslide Disaster: Death Toll Reaches 217, With Many Still Missing
The death toll from the landslide incident in the mountain city of Petropolis in Brazil kept on rising.
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The death toll from the landslide incident in the mountain city of Petropolis in Brazil kept on rising.
The death toll from floods and mudslides that swept through the mountain city of Petropolis in Brazil has surpassed 200, authorities said.
In our news wrap Monday, Iran's foreign ministry says negotiators are making headway in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by former President Trump, daily COVID infections fell to about 100,000 over the weekend, Canada's government tries to keep emergency powers in force to deal with dwindling protesters, and Brazil's death toll from last week's disaster rose to 176.
Authorities have long blamed extreme rainfall as responsible for the many tragedies that have hit the region. But experts, former and current public servant disagree.
PETROPOLIS, Brazil — Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 105 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city of Petropolis. But even as families prepared to bury their dead, it was unclear Thursday how many bodies remained trapped in the mud.