Brazil: 3 Killed During Heavy Rains and Flooding

Brazil: 3 Killed During Heavy Rains and Flooding
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RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil’s government declared a state of emergency in almost 50 cities in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais due to heavy rains that caused floods and killed at least three people.

The decision, published in the official gazette on Friday night, affects 17 cities in Bahia, in the northeast of Brazil, and another 31 in Minas Gerais, in the southeast.