{"id":500980,"date":"2026-02-25T20:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/brazil-searches-for-21-missing-in-minas-gerais-after-historic-rains-that-have-already-caused-46-deaths\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T20:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:33:42","slug":"brazil-searches-for-21-missing-in-minas-gerais-after-historic-rains-that-have-already-caused-46-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/brazil-searches-for-21-missing-in-minas-gerais-after-historic-rains-that-have-already-caused-46-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil searches for 21 missing in Minas Gerais after historic rains that have already caused 46 deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"Brazilian authorities continue this Wednesday with the search and rescue efforts for about <strong>twenty missing people<\/strong> in the municipalities of Juiz de Fora and Ub\u00e1, in the state of Minas Gerais, after the storm that has left <strong>at least 46 dead<\/strong>, according to official sources.\n\nAlthough there is a tense calm in the region due to the truce that the rain has given in the last hours,&nbsp;<strong>the area remains on red alert<\/strong>&nbsp;due to the high probability of new rainfall that could cause more floods and landslides.\n\nIn Juiz de Fora, the most affected municipality, the deceased from the catastrophe already amount to 40, while <strong>19 people remain missing<\/strong>, about 3,000 are temporarily homeless and 400 more completely lost their homes.\n\nIn Ub\u00e1, six fatalities, two missing persons, and 202 affected people have been recorded.\n\nFirefighters found the bodies of fifteen people between last night and this Wednesday afternoon after the <strong>strong storm<\/strong> that began on Monday.\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We recommend reading:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/ascienden-46-las-muertes-lluvias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deaths from rains in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais rise to 46<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\nIn the most affected neighborhoods of the city, rescue teams and volunteers are facing <strong>scenes of devastation<\/strong>.\n\nRuins of destroyed houses and streets turned into rivers of mud are the current panorama of Jardim Paineiras, where the authorities <strong>continue to search tirelessly for three missing people<\/strong>, including two children, as <em>EFE<\/em> was able to verify.\n\nAccording to the latest bulletin from the Minas Gerais Fire Department, <strong>87 members of that organization are still working on search<\/strong> and rescue operations in that municipality.\n\nIn addition to them, there are brigade members, regional security forces and others sent by the central government who are working with heavy machinery to clean streets and remove debris, while <strong>neighbors collaborate with donations<\/strong>.\n\nHowever, there are poorer communities and favelas, which are on the outskirts of Juiz de Fora, where official help has not yet arrived.\n\nIt is the case of Tr\u00eas Moinhos where several landslides were <strong>recorded<\/strong> and it is the residents themselves who are acting to remove the debris.\n\nIn addition to Juiz de Fora and Ub\u00e1, six other municipalities in the region have also <strong>registered significant damage<\/strong>, although without human losses.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-4-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-616576\" style=\"width:576px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nThe authorities are maintaining nine simultaneous operations in the region and have managed to rescue about 200 people, but the number of those affected is already around 3,600.\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You can also read:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/fuerte-temporal-deja\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strong storm leaves at least 28 dead and dozens missing in southeastern Brazil<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alert for more rain<br><\/strong><br><br>The heavy rains that left a scene of devastation in this mountainous area of Minas Gerais may be repeated in the coming days, according to the meteorological predictions of the&nbsp;<strong>National Center for Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters<\/strong>&nbsp;(Cemaden).<\/h5>\n\n\nAccording to the body linked to the Ministry of Science and Technology, the region faces a &#8220;very high&#8221; risk of new emergencies, due to soil saturation, the&nbsp;<strong>poor condition of urban drainage<\/strong>&nbsp;and the forecast of more intense rainfall in the coming days.\n\nAnd the region has faced the rainiest February in its history, with 589 millimeters accumulated, more than three times the expected volume for the month.\n\nThe Executive of President <strong>Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva<\/strong> announced that it will release 800 reais ($155) for each <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/las-lluvias-se-intensifican-en-el-sur-de-brasil-y-la-situacion-puede-empeorar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">person<\/a> who has been left homeless after the rains, money that will be transferred to the city halls.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilian authorities continue this Wednesday with the search and rescue efforts for about twenty missing people in the municipalities of Juiz de Fora and Ub\u00e1, in the state of Minas Gerais, after the storm that has left at least 46 dead, according to official sources. 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