Firefighters and volunteers are seen during a rescue mission after a giant landslide at Caxumbu neighborhood in Petropolis, Brazil, on February 19, 2022. - A total of 136 bodies have been retrieved to date, according to civil defense officials, in the normally scenic tourist town some 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)
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Firefighters and volunteers are seen during a rescue mission after a giant landslide at Caxumbu neighborhood in Petropolis, Brazil, on February 19, 2022. - A total of 136 bodies have been retrieved to date, according to civil defense officials, in the normally scenic tourist town some 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) © AFP

Al 152 doden bij zware regenval rond Rio de Janeiro

Het aantal mensen dat is omgekomen door aardverschuivingen en overstromingen in de stad Petrópolis in Brazilië is gestegen tot 152, onder wie 28 kinderen. Er zijn nog altijd 165 mensen vermist. Dat melden de politie en brandweer.