Rio tries to restore order amid further rain after 96 killed

RAINS kept pummelling Rio de Janeiro yesterday as officials in Brazil’s second largest city scrambled to restore transit after 96 people were killed by landslides and floods.

Rio’s mayor said traffic had improved after flooded highways left commuters and residents stranded on Tuesday across the city, but called on people to postpone meetings and avoid travelling if possible.

“From the point of view of mobility, the situation is better than yesterday,” Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes told reporters.