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At least five dead in Brazil after powerful storm lashes Rio de Janeiro
FEBRUARY 7, 2019 / 7:51 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
2 MIN READ
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second-largest city, awoke to scenes of chaos on Thursday after thrashing wind and rain whipped through neighborhoods, felling trees, flooding streets and sweeping away buses in a storm that killed at least five people.
Some of Rio’s most iconic neighborhoods, including tourist hot-spots like Ipanema and Copacabana, were battered by winds of up to 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph) on Wednesday night, with precarious hillside favelas hit by mudslides that closed roads.
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The storm came just days after Rio experienced its hottest January in 97 years, with some days reaching as high as 42 degrees Celsius (107.6°F).
On Thursday morning, doormen swept up branches outside upscale apartment buildings, while street-cleaners fanned out across the city, trying to bring order to the post-apocalyptic scenes.
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https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-weather/at-least-six-dead-in-brazil-after-powerful-storm-lashes-rio-de-janeiro-idUKKCN1PW1L8