SAO PAULO, Brazil: Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Brazil claimed at least 36 lives on Carnival weekend in southeastern Sao Paulo state, authorities said on Sunday.

Television and social media footage from the town of Sao Sebastiao showed entire neighborhoods under water, debris from hillside houses swept away by oozing earth, flooded highways and cars destroyed by fallen trees, among other damage.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details