Thousands moved from flood risk areas near Rio

BRAZILIAN officials yesterday started moving thousands of people out of at-risk areas near Rio in a flooding disaster that has left at least 727 people dead.

Thousands moved from flood risk areas near Rio

Ten teams of civil defence and environment officials were evacuating residents in outlying areas of Nova Friburgo, the hardest-hit town, said their commander, Colonel Roberto Robadey.

“We are telling people in the risky houses they have to go,” he told AFP.

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