{"id":13356,"date":"2026-02-24T22:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13356"},"modified":"2026-02-24T22:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:34:53","slug":"at-least-23-dead-as-heavy-rains-unleash-floods-in-southeastern-brazil-weather-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13356","title":{"rendered":"At least 23 dead as heavy rains unleash floods in southeastern Brazil | Weather News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Search and rescue workers are looking for more than 40 people who remain missing as towns reel from torrential rainfall.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 24 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">24 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Torrential rainfall has caused floods across the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil, killing at least 23 people.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of emergency workers, some with disaster-trained search dogs, combed through mounds of debris on Tuesday in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, which recorded at least 18 deaths.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>They were on the lookout for the more than 40 people who have been missing since the rains began on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been here since last night to see if they survive underground,\u201d Livia Rosa, a 44-year-old seamstress, told the news service AFP.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that several of her relatives were buried in the mud. \u201cHope is the last thing to die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rainfall in the region is expected to continue for the coming days, complicating rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Images of the initial floods show mud and sludge clogging areas of Juiz de Fora, after a swollen river veered off course.<\/p>\n<p>At least 440 people were displaced in the city, located about 310km (192 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro. At least seven deaths were also recorded in the nearby town of Uba.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4335879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4335879\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4335879 size-arc-image-770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26055637477787-1771963201.jpg?resize=770%2C514&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"the aftermath of flooding in Brazil\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4335879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighters and civil defence workers help at a site where homes collapsed due to heavy rains and severe flooding in the Parque Burnier neighbourhood of Juiz de Fora on February 24 [Silvia Izquierdo\/AP Photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mayor of Juiz de Fora, Margarida Salomao, said that at least 20 landslides had been reported in the area, and some homes collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people were inside their homes at night when it was raining,\u201d Major Demetrius Goulart of the fire brigade told AFP.\u00a0\u201cWe have hope. We found a boy this morning. He was inside a house, under the rubble. It took the team two hours of work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least 108 officials from the Minas Gerais fire department have been deployed to Juiz de Fora, and 28 to Uba.<\/p>\n<p>President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the government would assist in any way it could and offered his support to those affected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus is to ensure humanitarian assistance, the restoration of basic services, support for displaced people, and aid for reconstruction,\u201d he wrote in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p>Salomao said in a social media post that the province has experienced its wettest February on record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were more than 180mm [of rain] in four hours, intense, destructive and persistent,\u201d he said, calling it \u201cthe saddest day of my administration\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere, we remain fully committed and prioritising saving lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search and rescue workers are looking for more than 40 people who remain missing as towns reel from torrential rainfall. 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