Apartment building collapse kills 14 in Brazil
Brasilia. Brazil Reuters A residential building collapse in north-eastern Brazil killed 14 people, civil defence officials said on Saturday, as the last missing people were found lifeless. The collapse occurred on Friday in the Janga neighbourhood on the outskirts of Recife, the capital of the north-eastern state of Pernambuco. Rescue workers carry an injured person […]
Brazil building collapse leaves five dead, eight still missing
São Paulo. Brazil Reuters A building collapsed on Friday in Brazil’s north-eastern state of Pernambuco, leaving at least five dead and eight others missing, civil defence authorities said. Rescue workers look for victims among debris of a building collapse in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, in 7th July, 2023. PICTURE: Reuters/Anderson Stevens The state’s civil defense […]
Fire in a children’s shelter in Brazil leaves at least four dead, 13 injured
Reuters At least four people died and 13 were injured in a fire at a shelter for children and adolescents in north-eastern Brazil on Friday, the local fire department said. Firemen were called to fight a fire at the Lar Paulo de Tarso charity institution in Recife, capital of the Pernambuco state, at around 4:20am. […]
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Lula challenges Bolsonaro’s grip on Brazil evangelical vote
Recife, Brazil Reuters When Ariel Nery left the pews of her conservative evangelical megachurch for the floor cushions and hammocks of the progressive Igreja Mangue church four years ago, the backlash from her family often left her in tears on Sunday nights. For the same reason, the 25-year-old is avoiding a chat with her parents, […]
Death toll in Brazilian floods rises to 106, 10 still missing
Sao Paulo/Brasilia, Brazil Reuters At least 106 people have died and 10 are still missing in Brazil, the government said on Tuesday, as heavy rains tore through urban towns in the north-eastern part of the country for a sixth consecutive day. A man carries a ladder amid rubble from houses damaged by heavy rains, in […]