Natural disasters
February is the rainiest on record in juiz de fora
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Intense rains in juiz de fora, minas gerais, accumulated 605.6 mm by tuesday (24), making february the rainiest month in the city's history. The storm caused at least 30 deaths and 39 missing persons, with landslides and burials affecting thousands. Authorities declared a state of calamity and mobilized rescues.
Cafam Melgar vacation center was affected by the overflow of La Melgara stream due to heavy rains on the morning of March 30. The entity safely evacuated families and is assessing damage to Zone F and the Water Park. Other complex services are operating normally.
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São Paulo's Civil Defense activated its crisis cabinet to monitor intense rains affecting the state's northern coast since Saturday. Three highways were closed due to landslides and risks of further incidents, while a man is missing after a embankment collapsed on his house in Natividade da Serra. On the coast, two people died in a shipwreck in Ubatuba, and hundreds of homes were flooded.
Around 100 homes were damaged in the municipalities of Sagua la Grande and Cifuentes in the central province of Villa Clara due to heavy rains reported recently. The incident took place in Santa Clara, Cuba, according to local reports.