At least seven people died and three others were missing after heavy rains pounded Recife, capital of Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernaumbuco, firefighters said on Friday.
Five of the deaths were caused by a landslide that buried four houses in the town of Camaragibe, on the outskirts of Recife.
In the municipality of Jabotao dos Guararapes, which is part of the Recife metro area, a teenager died due to another landslide, and a woman was found dead inside a car submerged in water in a tunnel in Recife.
Two children were reported missing in Camaragibe. So was a 20-year-old man who was dragged by the river’s flow while having a bath.
The heavy rains caused massive floods in Recife, and several streets were blocked by fallen trees.
The Pernaumbuco Water and Climate Agency said that just on Thursday, they recorded a six-hour total rainfall of 117 mm in Recife, roughly equivalent to the ten-day average of rainfall in the area.
Heavy rains leave seven dead in Brazil
