Temporary tragedy in Rio de Janeiro and state of emergency: 10 dead and material damage

The city authorities have asked that people do not leave their homes. Victims are drowned, electrocuted or driven by strong currents.

Clbades were canceled and residents were invited to stay at home, except in exceptional cases. The torrents descended on the streets Tuesday and dragged cars and felled trees. According to municipal officials, 152 mm of rain fell in four hours on Monday night, exceeding the average for the month of April.

In addition, sirens were heard in 20 areas at risk of flooding so that people go to safe places. However, some people reported that the alarms did not sound when there was no light.

According to the conservative Valeria AragãoFrom Copacabana police station, Tuesday afternoon, the bodies of a grandmother, her granddaughter and a taxi driver were found inside the house. a car buried during a landslide in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the region. south of the city.

On Wednesday, two women and one man died as a result of a landslide in the Babylonian favela, also in the southern area of ​​Rio. The disaster devastated homes and trees and left several houses in critical condition, in addition to complicating access to the area.

Two other men lost their lives during a drowning on the flooded roads of the city, although the authorities have not given more details about the circumstances of the deaths.

Among the victims, there is also a man who died after being dragged by the water currents after his fall from the motorcycle in which he was traveling and a 40-year-old man electrocuted by cleaning the drain of the residence where he lived. .