Death toll from Brazil landslides increases to 65
The death toll after last week's heavy rains that triggered deadly floods and landslides along the coast of Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state has increased to 65, local authorities said.
The death toll after last week's heavy rains that triggered deadly floods and landslides along the coast of Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state has increased to 65, local authorities said.
Minister has reached the South American nation to address the Brazilian Congress at the Solemn Session on 75 years of India's Independence.
Jaishankar also thanked the Indian community for serving as an effective bridge between Brazil and India.
On Wednesday, a beaming Pele shared a photo of himself holding a replica of the 1970 World Cup trophy, surrounded by five family members.
Brazil's other major state football leagues - in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul - are continuing as usual despite the worsening pandemic.
Sao Paulo has recorded 25,869 deaths from the disease and 655,181 cases, and an intensive care bed occupancy rate of 58.3 per cent, according to the state government.
The far-right leader has faced international condemnation for presiding over huge fires and rising deforestation in the Amazon -- criticism he took issue with in a speech to a video conference of countries that share the world's biggest rainforest.
People in tall buildings and houses across the country banged empty pots, switched their lights on and off and shouted "Bolsonaro out!".
19 arrests, the largest number, were made in Sao Paulo, the most populous state in Brazil, followed by Santa Catarina with nine, and Parana with six.
On Tuesday, it rained almost 180 mm in three hours in Belo Horizonte that caused severe damage to dozens of streets even in neighbourhoods that had never flooded before.
