Schoolboy, eight, among the dead after landslide sweeps through Brazil - killing at least 10

An eight-year-old schoolboy is among 10 dead after a horror landslide caused by torrential rain swept through Brazil. Rescue services in the Minas Gerais state said Sunday that nine people died in the city of Ipatinga, where 3.1 inches of rain fell in the space of one hour on Saturday night. Another landslide swept away everything in its path along a street on the side of a hill in the city's Bethania neighborhood. Rescue services in the Minas Gerais state said Sunday that nine people died in the city of Ipatinga, where 3.1 inches of rain fell in the space of one hour on Saturday night Houses were left buried under a river of muddy water following torrential rains Rescue teams work on a landslide site at Bethania neighborhood, Ipatinga, Minas Gerais state, Brazil on January 12, 2025 Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have left at least ten people dead and others missing, rescue services in Minas Gerais state said January 12 The city's mayor Gustavo Nunes, said in a press conference: 'It wasn't just the rainfall in the last few hours, it rained practically every day in the last month, which left the ground wet. The National Institute of Meteorology forecasts heavy rains for the next few days Another landslide swept away everything in its path along a street on the side of a hill in the city's Bethania neighborhood In total, 67 military personnel and 16 vehicles from the Fire Department and Military Police are involved in the rescue operations, according to local reports Residents recover belongings from a landslide site at Bethania neighborhood, Ipatinga According to Globo, the city has declared a State of Public Calamity for 180 days According to Paraina Online, the municipal stadium has been made available to house the displaced and is receiving donations.