Latest news Floods in Brazil - more than 20 dead
At least 22 people have died after heavy rainfall in south-eastern Brazil. The large city of Juiz de Fora declared a state of emergency, suspended classes at all municipal schools and launched a search for at least 45 missing persons, as reported by the news portal "G1", among others, citing the city administration. According to preliminary information, at least 16 people died there alone.
24.02.2026, 19:07
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In the city of Ubá, around 100 kilometers away, six people also died as a result of the rainfall, according to the city administration. A river overflowed its banks there and flooded central streets. The hilly topography of the region is conducive to landslides and flooding during heavy rainfall. Further rainfall was predicted.
City experiences rainiest February since measurements began
"It is the rainiest February since records began, with rainfall already more than twice as high as expected for this month," said the mayor of Juiz de Fora, Margarida Salomão. The city is in a "critical" situation. More than 400 people had had to leave their homes because of the storms. The authorities declared three days of national mourning.
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ordered the immediate mobilization of the federal government. "I would like to express my deepest condolences to the families who have lost their homes and, even worse, their loved ones," Lula announced via the X platform.
