BRAZIL – At least 30 people have died during severe rainstorms in Minas Gerais state, authorities said.
The victims were buried in landslides or washed away in floods after intense rain on Friday and Saturday.
Rescue work continued overnight into Sunday – with 17 people missing.
Over 2,500 people were evacuated from their homes.
The Brazilian weather service said on Saturday the state capital of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, had 17cm (seven inches) of rain in one 24-hour period – the heaviest rainfall since records were first kept 110 years ago.(BBC)
