![Aerial view showing rubble of houses destroyed due to heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil, on March 23, 2024. A powerful storm has claimed at least nine lives in southeastern Brazil, particularly in the mountainous part of Rio de Janeiro state, where authorities on Saturday deployed rescue teams to deal with a "critical" situation. (Photo by Florian PLAUCHEUR / AFP) (Photo by FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR/AFP via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/b6a3f7dff0446510ac072985d1a4e81e07d62763/skytg24/it/mondo/2024/03/24/brasile-tempesta-stato-morti/GettyImages-2100340592.jpg?im=Resize,width=375)
Salgono ad almeno 13 le vittime del maltempo nel sud del Brasile. Una bambina di 4 anni è stata trovata viva dopo 16 ore sotto le macerie. Interi centri abitati senza luce e gas. Il governo ha dichiarato lo lo stato di emergenza
![2100339884 A general view of the rubble of houses destroyed due to heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil, on March 23, 2024. A powerful storm has claimed at least nine lives in southeastern Brazil, particularly in the mountainous part of Rio de Janeiro state, where authorities on Saturday deployed rescue teams to deal with a "critical" situation. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) (Photo by PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/b3ceaecd477fafba468e47549dd625439dfedeb0/skytg24/it/mondo/2024/03/24/brasile-tempesta-stato-morti/GettyImages-2100339884.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
SALE IL NUMERO DEI MORTI
- E’ salito ad almeno 13 il numero dei morti provocati dai violenti temporali che hanno colpito il sud-est del Brasile. In particolare la regione montuosa dello stato di Rio de Janeiro, dove le autorità hanno definito "critica" la situazione
![2100328259 Members of the Civil Defense carry a girl, who remained more than 12 hours under the rubble of her house, which was destroyed by the heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil on March 23, 2024. At least nine people died in the midst of a strong storm that hits the southeast of Brazil, particularly the mountain area of the state of Rio de Janeiro, where authorities deployed a strong operation this Saturday in the face of a "critical" situation. The authorities reported three deaths in the collapse of a house in the city of Petropolis, about 70 kilometers from the capital of Rio, in a bulletin issued by an emergency committee formed by the government of Rio together with the Fire and Defense forces. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) (Photo by PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/b935ea17f13a6bc1b49d1d4302e123f843122fad/skytg24/it/mondo/2024/03/24/brasile-tempesta-stato-morti/GettyImages-2100328259.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
BAMBINA DI 4 ANNI ESTRATTA VIVA
- L'altra figlia della coppia di 4 anni è invece stata estratta viva dopo 16 ore dai cani da soccorso. A salvarla è stato il padre, che secondo le testimonianze avrebbe fatto scudo con il suo corpo
![2100328968 Members of the Civil Defense, firefighters and neighbours work to rescue victims in a zone affected by heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil on March 23, 2024. At least nine people died in the midst of a strong storm that hits the southeast of Brazil, particularly the mountain area of the state of Rio de Janeiro, where authorities deployed a strong operation this Saturday in the face of a "critical" situation. The authorities reported three deaths in the collapse of a house in the city of Petropolis, about 70 kilometers from the capital of Rio, in a bulletin issued by an emergency committee formed by the government of Rio together with the Fire and Defense forces. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) (Photo by PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/d34688720ab08accec13319ce29fdb750f3f0073/skytg24/it/mondo/2024/03/24/brasile-tempesta-stato-morti/GettyImages-2100328968.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
LO STATO DI EMERGENZA
- Altre quattro vittime si sono registrate nello Stato confinante di Espirito Santo, precisamente nella frazione di Mimoso do Sul. Il governo locale ha nel frattempo annunciato che dichiarerà lo stato di emergenza. Nella zona si contano anche 1.200 persone rimaste senza casa e sette dispersi
![2100329580 Firefighters move an electric generator after completing their rescue work at a zone affected by heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil on March 23, 2024. At least nine people died in the midst of a strong storm that hits the southeast of Brazil, particularly the mountain area of the state of Rio de Janeiro, where authorities deployed a strong operation this Saturday in the face of a "critical" situation. The authorities reported three deaths in the collapse of a house in the city of Petropolis, about 70 kilometers from the capital of Rio, in a bulletin issued by an emergency committee formed by the government of Rio together with the Fire and Defense forces. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) (Photo by PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/editorialimages/9448e42b55caae65999bffa71241f40351ff53dc/skytg24/it/mondo/2024/03/24/brasile-tempesta-stato-morti/GettyImages-2100329580.jpg?im=Resize,width=335)
VENTI FORTI
- Le tempeste hanno creato nuovi disagi nel Paese. Forti piogge hanno già colpito diverse città nello stato di Rio Grande do Sul, vicino al confine con l’Argentina, dalle prime ore della giornata di oggi con venti che hanno raggiunto i 150 km orari