Overview
- Rescue services report at least 40 fatalities in Juiz de Fora and Ubá, with roughly 27–33 people still unaccounted for as operations continue.
- About 3,000 residents have been forced from their homes, shelters have been opened, and classes were suspended in the hardest‑hit cities.
- Firefighters, sniffer dogs, boats, and heavy machinery are deployed in large search‑and‑rescue efforts, with more than 200 people pulled to safety.
- The Paraibuna River overflowed and multiple landslides destroyed homes, damaged bridges, and blocked dozens of roads, isolating neighborhoods and disrupting utilities.
- Authorities declared a state of emergency and mobilized federal assistance, while INMET warns of additional heavy rain that could trigger further landslides.