Horror! 75 landslides and flooding due to storm in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro! Brazil

As a result of the storm, 75 landslides occurred in Rio de Janeiro and Petropolis. The cold front arrived in Rio de Janeiro this Friday (22) and, according to meteorologists, should remain at least until Sunday (24). In the Brazilian city of Petropolis, state of Rio de Janeiro, 109 incidents were registered, of which 75 were landslides. More than 230 millimeters of rain fell in the region in 24 hours. The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet), which already warned on Thursday of the “great danger” posed by the rains throughout the state of Rio de Janeiro, warned that “areas of instability have intensified this Friday afternoon“ and that rains are “already having an impact“ on some mountainous areas. The entire state of Rio de Janeiro is under a special weather warning of red level (high danger) due to heavy rains until at least Sunday (24)
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