Former player is carried away by the flood and drowns, after heavy rains in Muriaé



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Roberto Carlos Barbosa, 51, known as “Betinho Muxiba”, played for several teams in the region and died while trying to cross a flooded bridge.

The heavy rains that hit the city of Muriaé, in Minas Gerais’ Zona da Mata, left a rural neighbor dead after being washed away by the flood. Roberto Carlos Barbosa, 51, known as “Betinho Muxiba”, is a former team player from the region and left behind his wife and four-year-old son. He was currently working as a worker.

According to the Fire Department, it was around 9 pm this Friday (1), when Barbosa tried to cross the Pachola bridge on a motorcycle, in the São João do Glória district. The place was flooded a lot and was washed away. It rained 91 millimeters in the municipality.

The body of the former player was found approximately 1 kilometer from the place where the flood occurred. The expertise of the Civil Police was activated and the work was carried out. The body was sent to the Medical-Legal Institute (IML). This is the third death from rain in the period 2020 and 2021 in Minas Gerais.

Other deaths from rain

Struck by lightning during a strong storm in Carmo do Rio Claro, in southern Minas Gerais, a 22-year-old man could not withstand the severity of his injuries, and died shortly after entering the Santa Casa de Misericórdia in the neighbor Passos municipality..

The information was confirmed by the State Civil Defense on the morning of October 26, 2020. It was the first death due to rain in Minas. The young man noticed a malfunction in his car and decided to get out of the vehicle to push it when he was struck by lightning and could not resist.

On November 19, a 17-year-old boy was swept away by a flood and engulfed by a sewer in Pedras de Maria da Cruz, in the northern region of Minas Gerais.. The body was found about five miles from where he disappeared.



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