Floods in Rio de Janeiro: five dead | He was…

At least five people have died and others continue to disappear as a result of a strong rain and wind storm that has punished the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro with gusts of 100 km / h. Heavy rains flooded several areas, causing blackouts and landslides in some favelas. Authorities said that in four hours, the expected rain fell throughout the month of February.

In the west of the capital, two people were killed and two others injured as a result of the collapse of a house. In Rocinha, Rio's biggest favela, the third was killed by a landslide. Another victim died after being dragged by a collective on Niemeyer Avenue. The last one was reported at Morro do Vidigal, also in São Conrado.

The Governor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, decreed three days of mourning for the deceased and said that it would take "more than a day to normalize" the situation on Niemeyer Avenue. The storm, with winds of more than 100 km / h in parts of the city, has caused floods, power outages and landslides in several areas of Rio de Janeiro, in addition to the fall of more than 60 trees.

In addition, two people who were on Niemeyer Avenue, where part of the bike path along the important road from Rio de Janeiro collapsed, were forced to cut off vehicle traffic. in both ways.

This morning, several points in Rio de Janeiro are in a "state of crisis" because of the strong storm, as they continue to be flooded, while firefighters work to clear the roads and remove debris washed away by the rains.

The weather forecast for today is heavy rain for the afternoon, which could cause new landslides because the ground, after the storm of yesterday, is more unstable.