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Death toll reaches 54 after floods in south-eastern Brazil
Summary
The death toll in the devastating floods in south-eastern Brazil has risen to 54, with 48 people confirmed dead and 13 missing in Juiz de Fora alone, the city authorities reported on Thursday.
Six more people have died and two are missing in the city of Ubá, about 100 kilometres away.
Heavy rainfall since Monday night has left a trail of destruction in the state of Minas Gerais, where floods swept away houses and flooded streets.
More than 3,500 residents were left homeless. Rescue operations had to be temporarily suspended on Thursday night due to continuing rainfall and the risk of new landslides. The hilly region is prone to landslides and flooding during heavy rainfall.
One neighbourhood of Juiz de Fora was particularly badly affected. A mother died there after throwing herself on top of her 6-year-old son to protect him when their house collapsed, according to the GI news website.
"She threw herself on top of Antony and saved his life," her own mother reported. The boy survived buried under the rubble.
Another resident lost both her mother and her 2-year-old daughter in a landslide. "It all happened so fast. I lost my mother and my daughter at once, everything I had in this life," she told the Itatiaia broadcaster.
The city had already declared a state of emergency, suspended classes at local schools and converted several facilities into emergency shelters.
Mayor Margarida Salomão spoke of the rainiest February since records began and described the situation as critical. Further rainfall is expected until at least Friday.
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Six more people have died and two are missing in the city of Ubá, about 100 kilometres away.
Heavy rainfall since Monday night has left a trail of destruction in the state of Minas Gerais, where floods swept away houses and flooded streets.
More than 3,500 residents were left homeless. Rescue operations had to be temporarily suspended on Thursday night due to continuing rainfall and the risk of new landslides. The hilly region is prone to landslides and flooding during heavy rainfall.
One neighbourhood of Juiz de Fora was particularly badly affected. A mother died there after throwing herself on top of her 6-year-old son to protect him when their house collapsed, according to the GI news website.
"She threw herself on top of Antony and saved his life," her own mother reported. The boy survived buried under the rubble.
Another resident lost both her mother and her 2-year-old daughter in a landslide. "It all happened so fast. I lost my mother and my daughter at once, everything I had in this life," she told the Itatiaia broadcaster.
The city had already declared a state of emergency, suspended classes at local schools and converted several facilities into emergency shelters.
Mayor Margarida Salomão spoke of the rainiest February since records began and described the situation as critical. Further rainfall is expected until at least Friday.
With the league's regular season winding down, let's hand out awards.
The 36-year-old Italian was forced to withdraw from this week's DP World Tour event.
The Hawks will serve lemon pepper wings at the game, obviously.
A week after the All-Star break, NBA fans were welcomed back with a number of blowouts from tanking teams.
Caleb Downs had an outstanding college career at Ohio State and Alabama.
Chito has lost three consecutive fights, and now faces up-and-comer David Martinez in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 268 on Saturday.
A “big week" that starts on Monday includes a March 4 event for press and creators.
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He's done medical sales, fitness content and modeling. Then Hollywood came calling.
Google has launched its new image generation model, the Nano Banana 2, which is powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash Image.
AI Description
The article reports on the severe floods in south-eastern Brazil, highlighting the rising death toll and the extensive damage caused by heavy rainfall. It emphasizes the impact on the city of Juiz de Fora and surrounding areas.