Tragic temporary in Rio de Janeiro caused 6 deaths | Chronic

At least six people were killed and several are missing as a result of a rain and wind storm that hit the city of Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday night, which was declared to "state of crisis", informed official sources Thursday.

In the western part of the Fluminense capital, two people lost their lives and two others were injured as a result of the collapse of a house. While in Rocinha, the largest favela in the city, the third was killed by a landslide.

Two others occurred in the favela of Vidigal, in the southern area of ​​Rio, after the collapse of a wall and the fall of a tree on a collective line, respectively.

The sixth victim occurred after the burial of the bus in which he was traveling.

The government measuring system recorded in just two hours the average water that fell throughout the month of February. In January, the city reached the highest temperatures for almost a century, with temperatures reaching 42 degrees. .

The storm, with winds up to 110 km / h, caused flooding, power outages and landslides in several neighborhoods, in addition to causing the fall of about 170 trees, according to the report. the intention of Rio de Janeiro.

In addition, dozens of private vehicles were washed away by the flow of water generated by heavy rainfall.

Today, Rio de Janeiro is in a state of alert, several flooding points continue to be flooded, while firefighters are striving to clear the roads and repair the floods. damage caused by the rains.

The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, regretted in statements to reporters a "tragedy" What "exceeded expectations" and urged people to stay in safe places.

The weather forecast for this day is heavy rain in the afternoon, which could cause new landslides because the ground is more unstable.