20 Feb 23
Extreme weather: record-breaking rains hit the coast of São Paulo and leave 65 dead and thousands homeless
On February 19th and 20th, an unprecedented amount of rainfall fell over Bertioga, São Sebastião, and Ubatuba in the Northern Coast of the state of São Paulo. Weather stations recorded 692 millimeters of rain from Saturday to Sunday. As of February 27th, 65 people were found dead, 64 in the Vila Sahy neighborhood in São Sebastião, and one in Ubatuba.
Fatal landslides occurred in impoverished areas of the coast, near hillside slopes. Roads were also closed due to landslides. According to the state government, there are 1,090 displaced people and 1,172 homeless.
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