The collapse occurred on the night of Monday 1 in Morro da Cotia
A three-story house collapsed on Monday night, the 1st, in Morro da Cotia, in the Engenho Novo neighborhood, north of Rio de Janeiro. A man was found dead under the rubble.
According to the Rio de Janeiro State Military Fire Brigade (CBMERJ), four people were rescued alive, a man, two women and a child, and taken to hospital. There are also reports that a child was rescued by neighbors. The causes of the accident have not yet been disclosed.
According to the newspaper The globe, the deceased man was a friend of the family and was visiting the owners of the house when the collapse occurred. The body was sent to the Legal Medical Institute.
Videos posted on social media show the rescue operation and the moment a child is pulled from the rubble. Residents applauded and thanked the firefighters.
Sos Cotia landslide with victims in Lins Morro da Cotia, heads of attention we will have families addicted to everything pic.twitter.com/XTYwjUzHD0
— Carlos Alberto Costa ‘Bezerra’ (@bezerrasabranca) May 2, 2023
MIRACLE IN RIO DE JANEIRO ✋🏾♥️🙏
God is faithful!! Victims brought alive to Salgado Filho!! Congratulations Firefighters!!
Collapse of a three-story house on the hill of Cotia Grajaú/Jacarepaguá pic.twitter.com/Ve1ItH3heB
— The people of sepetiba (@opovodesepetiba) May 2, 2023
More than 60 soldiers participated in the operation. Firefighters from 10 fire stations responded to rescues, including specialists from the Search and Rescue Group (GBS), with support from the company’s kennel search and rescue dogs (2nd GSFMA) and drones (COVANT ).
Source: Terra
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