Two Sisters Killed When Three-Story Home Collapses on Ilha do Governador

Overview

• The family’s three-story house in the Praia da Rosa community collapsed on Thursday morning while the two girls were getting ready for school, and rescue teams later recovered the bodies of Vitória, 11, and Agatha, 4.
• Neighbors and the Corpo de Bombeiros mounted hand-to-hand debris removal that saved a woman and a child alive but could not prevent the deaths of the sisters.
• The girls were mourned at a wake in the Capela Premium of Cemitério da Cacuia and were buried on Friday with community members provided transport to the cemetery.
• Acting governor Ricardo Couto issued a note of condolence and the state pledged support to the family while the municipal social assistance office offered immediate aid.
• Defesa Civil is conducting technical perícias of the collapsed building and adjacent properties to identify causes, measure damage, and decide whether nearby homes must be evacuated or repaired.