According to local officials, the number of deaths caused by landslides and floods in Petropolis, a town in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, has increased by 130.
According to media sources, the number of people reported missing has nearly doubled to over 200 since heavy rains on Tuesday forced rivers to overflow, triggering catastrophic landslides that damaged many homes, according to the latest report from the local Civil Defense organisation. President Jair Bolsonaro, who performed an aerial survey of the disaster-stricken area at 12 p.m. on Friday, described it as a "war scene" and ordered a series of actions.
Despite the fact that weather conditions made it difficult to utilise heavy gear to move earth and rubble, firefighters stated it was still feasible to rescue people alive four days after the disaster. The Brazilian government is anticipated to provide emergency help in the sum of 500 million reais ($95 million) to the affected area.
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