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Two killed, firefighter missing as flood hits Brazil

by Matthew Atungwu December 2, 2022
written by Matthew Atungwu December 2, 2022
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At least two people have been confirmed killed and a firefighter missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil.

According to the local fire department and regional civil defence office, One man died in a landslide that destroyed his home in the city of Brusque and another was fatally electrocuted while crossing a flooded street in Palhoca, a town next to the state capital Florianopolis.

Meanwhile, a firefighter went missing when his boat sank off the coast of the seaside resort of Navegantes in Santa Catarina.

Read also: Flood Relief: Cabinet approves $150 million emergency funds

More than 600 people have reportedly been evacuated from their homes in the state that borders Argentina.

Previously on Tuesday, rescuers were searching for people believed to be buried under tons of mud in the neighbouring state of Parana after a landslide on Monday hit a highway in the city of Guaratuba.

Information issued on Wednesday by the Parana authorities showed that two people died while some 30 were reported missing and six were rescued after the landslide dragged 16 vehicles off a cliff in a difficult-to-access mountain region.

Story was adapted from English news.

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