Brazil: Heavy rains and floods leave at least 8 dead in Rio de Janeiro
Heavy rains and floods in Brazil leave at least eight dead in Rio de Janeiro, where a state of emergency was declared and several affected areas were evacuated. teleSUR
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00:00 Welcome back to From the South.
00:01 At least eight people were killed in Brazil by heavy rains and floods that have hit the
00:06 Rio de Janeiro region since last Wednesday night.
00:09 Local authorities revealed that the fatal victims were reported in several municipalities
00:13 in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
00:16 Officials said that several areas in that region have been affected by landslides and
00:20 floods and that around 1,200 troops are involved in civil defense work to protect the population
00:27 and respond to emergencies.
00:33 Peruvian civil defense authorities reported that the victims were in the state of Rio de Janeiro.