At least 58 people died after heavy rains hit Petropolis, a city in a mountainous region of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, local government officials said on Wednesday, while rescue teams said several more people were missing.
City streets were flooded by downpours, while landslides also resulted in fatalities after rainfall on Tuesday exceeded the average for the entire month of February.
"The water came very fast and with great force. My loss was 100%. Our life was already tough with the pandemic and less movement, and this tragedy still comes," said shopkeeper Henrique Pereira.
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