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Brazil Floods and Landslides Kill At Least 30 in Minas Gerais as Rescuers Race to Find Dozens Missing

Fresh red alerts warn of more heavy rain that could hamper searches across hard-hit Juiz de Fora and Ubá.

Collapsed homes sit after heavy rains and severe flooding in the Parque Burnier neighborhood of Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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Firefighters recover a body from the site where homes collapsed during heavy rains and severe flooding in the Parque Burnier neighborhood of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
A man carries his belongings as residents are forced to leave their houses due to the risk of collapse, following heavy rains that killed residents and left missing people, in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Overview

  • State firefighters report 30 deaths and 39 people unaccounted for after torrential rains triggered floods and slope failures.
  • Juiz de Fora was the epicenter, where the Paraibuna River overflowed, at least 12 homes were swept away in a major landslide, and more than 20 landslides were recorded.
  • More than 200 people have been rescued as teams with sniffer dogs and heavy machinery continue search-and-recovery operations.
  • Local and federal authorities recognized a state of emergency, with shelters housing at least 440 people who fled their homes, and some local tallies indicating higher displacement.
  • Juiz de Fora logged its wettest February on record at about 584 mm of rain, and meteorologists kept red alerts in place forecasting further downpours and strong winds across multiple states.