Heavy rains leave at least 28 dead and dozens missing in Brazil’s Minas Gerais

Wednesday, February 25th 2026 - 03:37 UTC

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Heavy rains and landslides in southeastern Brazil have killed at least 28 people and left more than 40 missing, with the worst impact reported in the state of Minas Gerais, according to local authorities and rescue teams. Read full article

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FortHay
These tragic reports are recurrent and as predictable as the rains. Year after year we learn of these same events. What we do NOT hear about are massive investments in drainage infrastructure or enacting and enforcing appropriate zoning restrictions. The greed, apathy, corruption and incompetence will continue to claim the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable folks unless there is a change in the way things are not done.
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