Brazil mudslides kill at least 94, with dozens still missing

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and MARIO LOBÃO

PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 94 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.

Rubens Bomtempo, mayor of the German-influenced city nestled in the mountains, didn’t even offer an estimate for the number of people missing, with recovery efforts still ongoing.

“We don’t yet know the full scale of this,” Bomtempo said at a news conference Wednesday. “It was a hard day, a difficult day.”

More than 24 hours after the deadly deluge early Tuesday, survivors were digging to find lost loved ones. Rio de Janeiro’s public prosecutors’ office said in a statement Wednesday night that it had compiled a list of 35 people yet to be located.



An aerial view shows neighborhood affected by landslides in Petropolis, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Heavy rains set off mudslides and floods in a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state, killing multiple people, authorities reported. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)


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[BigmanPigman]

1. I was in Rio at this time of year and experienced a flash flood.

The street became a river with cars floating down it and water was up to my knees in the hotel lobby. As soon as the wayer came it left. Everybody went about like it was no big deal and to them it wasn't, this is almost normal.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. Disasters happen when 1-percent of people own 99-percent of property.

The poor have to make a home they can afford, even if the place is on the side of a steep hill.

OTOH, the Haves and Have-Mores in Brazil live in luxury and safety.

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/breathtaking-homes-in-brazil