Tragedy in Rio de Janeiro: at least two people were killed by the collapse of two buildings

At least two people died and two others were injured This Friday, two residential buildings of four floors each in a popular area of ​​Rio de Janeiro and rescue teams are looking for more victims among the rubble. They feel that he misses it 17.

Firefighters of Rio de Janeiro confirmed the death of two people and the rescue of two woundedand noted that the local population indicated that other victims were buried under the rubble of the two buildings in the Muzema district, in the western part of the city.

Relief agencies also reported the rescue of a man by the neighbors themselves, who was transferred by the fire department to a nearby hospital.

Due to the risk of collapse of other neighboring properties and to facilitate rescue operations of firefighters and civil defense, the authorities decided to cordon off the area.

The office of the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, which is expected to present an initial badessment of casualties and property damage in the coming hours, said that about sixty buildings in the area had been built soirregular"in the areas of"high risk of crumbling"

The Muzema neighborhood, controlled by armed militias preventing the demolition of irregular properties, was one of the most affected by heavy rains This week in Rio de Janeiro and that has killed at least ten people and injured dozens.

Locals reported that militias, which are criminal organizations made up of former police officers and corrupt badets, control various areas of Rio de Janeiro, occupy land and build residences for illegal sale.

According to information provided by the Rio de Janeiro governorate, at least 1,200 people have been displaced by violent storms.

The "wonderful city", which has about 2,000 emergency situations, is in crisis, the highest of its magnitude.

(With information from EFE)