Rescue teams scramble to uncover missing.At least 24 people have died and dozens are still missing.The states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are the hardest hit.A leak of confidential files reveals how Cyprus became a haven for the world's elite and poses a threat to EU security. The disastrous and tragic tailings dam collapse at Feijão mine in Brumadinho, Brazil is already fading from the attention of the international media, despite about 300 fatalities and a global-scale scandal. Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least 54 people and displaced 30,000 in southeastern Brazil. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have surveyed the area following the collapse. The rains led to flooding and landslides …
© 2020 BBC. Brazil landslides leave hundreds of people dead This article is more than 9 years old Around 1,000 left homeless as torrential rainstorms trigger mudslides in … Landslides and floods are prone to happen in Brazil - the most deadly was in 2011, when whole hillsides collapsed after heavy rain, killing almost 1,000 people in Rio de Janeiro state. They were trying to rescue the child who was buried under the rubble when a second landslide hit.In the Guarujá municipality, a number of houses were swept away by landslides.Local residents are helping the firefighters in the search and clean-up operation.A number of roads have been blocked by landslides and falling trees.Residents are desperate to salvage whatever belongings they can.In the neighbouring Rio de Janeiro state, at least five people have died.About a month's worth of rain have been dumped on some areas in a matter of hours.Brazil's south-east region has suffered from heavy rainfall and storms during what has been a particularly hot summer.Brazil floods: Dozens dead in severe Minas Gerais rainstorms The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.The death toll is expected to rise further as firefighters and rescue crews are continuing to search for missing people.Worst hit is São Paulo state, where at least 18 deaths have been reported.Among the victims are a mother and her child, as well as two firefighters. (AP) According to Vale's website, the mine waste, often called tailings, is … At least 23 people have died in Brazil and more than 30 are missing after torrential rain and landslides hit coastal areas in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Nomadic Van Gujjars in northern India fear remaining in the forest while their resettled relatives struggle to adjust.From celebrating culture to highlighting a suicide epidemic, Indigenous artists are creating masks with meaning. According to Brazilian media outlet G1, residents said two water pipes broke approximately at 2am local time, causing the dirt area near the homes to soften up before a landslide crashed on the homes. Rescue teams scramble to uncover missing. Storm brings lashing rain to Brazil's southeast coast and causes landslides. Brazil landslide: 24 dead, dozens missing after southeast storm. The scale of the tailings dam collapse at Feijão mine in Brumadinho, Brazil. Storm brings lashing rain to Brazil's southeast coast and causes landslides. Landslide A t least 30 people have been killed in two days of intense storms in southeastern Brazil , officials from the state of Minas Gerais said on Saturday. A view of flooded houses caused by heavy rains in Sabara municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Jan. 24, 2020.