Torrential rains doused Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, killing at least three people...
A bus is seen underneath trees uprooted by heavy rains in the Leblon neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
The rains began around Monday evening and had not let up by midday Tuesday, with a heavy downpour forecast through the end of the day. Some parts of the city got more than 21 cm (8 inches of rain within four hours, according to the mayor’s office. That is three times the monthly average rainfall for April.
The mayor’s office declared a state of emergency on Monday night. Major roads were closed, and the mayor’s office said 785 places in the city were without power.
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