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Dozens dead as flooding and landslides hit carnival revellers in Brazil

Residents are bracing for more rains, raising the prospect of a higher death toll

Shweta Sharma
Monday 20 February 2023 16:06 GMT
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Heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in Brazil, killing at least 36 people and casting a pall over the country’s annual carnival festivities.

The hardest-hit regions – Sao Sebastiao, Ubatuba, Ilhabela and Bertioga – had to abruptly cancel public parades in order to rescue survivors.

Pictures from some of the worst-hit areas showed entire neighbourhoods inundated in water with only roofs visible of some houses, while highways and roads remained cut off with fallen trees.

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