translated from Spanish: At least 30 deaths as a result of a temporary fort lashing Brazil

The scale of the storm disaster in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, was on the rise as Saturday fell. Brazilian authorities confirmed that at least 30 people died in the heavy rains that have hit the state in the last 48 hours, the Civil Defense confirmed.The authorities reported that more than 2,600 people should have been evicted from 17 people remain missing. At various points in the state, rainfall caused flooding, landslides and landslides. There were deaths in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the state, and also inland, although the dead by city were not detailed. The first three of the eleven victims, who died after the landslide and collapse of a house, had been confirmed on Friday. As of Friday night, the state’s Civil Defense had received 45 emergency calls for collapses or collapses of structures. The Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology had on Wednesday issued a storm warning due to a convergence of humidity zone that would affect Minas Gerais, the Federal District, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and two other states. On Friday Belo Horizonte recorded the most rainfall in 24 hours in its history, reaching 171 millimeters. The region remains on alert as rain forecasts continue for the next few hours. The state’s governor, Romeu Zema, will fly over the affected areas on Sunday to assess the damage.

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