Achi news desk-
Rio de Janeiro, (Agency). At least 27 people are dead and six others are missing after heavy rains began to hit southeastern Brazil on Friday. The local media gave this information on Monday. Meanwhile, media reports quoting official sources say that heavy rains have forced more than 8,000 people to leave their homes.
The states of Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro were hardest hit by the rain, where 19 and eight deaths were recorded from floods and landslides, respectively. Heavy rain also fell in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo, although no injuries have been reported so far. Four members of a family died after their house was buried by a landslide in the city of Petrópolis in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Firefighters managed to rescue a four-year-old girl from the building. Jackal died when his truck fell into a river in Duque de Caxias, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. At the same time, in Arreal do Cabo, state of Rio de Janeiro, one person died due to lightning.
