Brazil: deadly rains and landslides in the northeast of the country

Flooded street in Recife, in northeastern Brazil, on May 28.

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In Brazil, torrential rains have hit the Recife region in the northeast since Tuesday.

At least 44 people have been killed by floods and landslides.

56 are missing.

More than 1,300 people have lost their homes.

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Houses collapsing under the pressure of torrents of mud, in the background the cries of horror of those filming the scene.

The video posted on

gives an idea of ​​the violence of these landslides.

We also see, then, chains of inhabitants passing buckets of rubble and mud from hand to hand in an attempt to clear and find survivors under the rubble... We must act quickly, heavy rains are still expected in the coming months. days.

And the Civil Defense advised the population not to walk in the flooded areas and not to leave their homes.

State of emergency in 13 cities 

President Jair Bolsonaro announced to him the deployment of troops from the Ministry of Defense to help rescue operations and provide assistance to affected families.

The state of emergency has been declared in 13 municipalities, and the equivalent of 500,000 euros will be released for the two cities which are in the most critical situations.

For a year, hundreds of Brazilians have perished in floods and landslides caused by rains: just for the

last February, the death toll was 230 dead.

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