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Rio’s Deadliest Police Raid Leaves 132 Dead as Bodies Line the Streets

A mourner leans over a body, the day after a deadly police operation against drug trafficking at the favela do Penha, in Rio de Janeiro. The death toll from a massive police operation in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 132 , making it the deadliest raid in the city’s history. Residents of the Penha and Alemão favela complexes awoke to scenes of horror as dozens of corpses were laid out in the streets by grieving families searching for missing relatives. The raids, part of “Operation Containment,” targeted the powerful Comando Vermelho (Red Command) gang, a criminal faction long associated with drug trafficking and violence in Rio’s northern neighborhoods. More than 2,500 police officers , supported by helicopters and armored vehicles, were deployed in what was described as a meticulously planned crackdown. Officials hailed the operation as a blow to organized crime, but criticism has mounted over the scale of the violence. Human rights advocates and local residents accused police of ca...
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Southern U.S. Paralyzed by Record Snowfall: Thousands of Flights Cancelled

 

Thousands of flights were cancelled and travel was severely disrupted across the southern United States as a major winter storm brought the region's largest snowfall in almost four years.

The storm, which began on Thursday, drew Arctic air from the north and a surge of Gulf moisture from the south, creating a potent low-pressure system that blanketed states from Texas to the Carolinas with heavy snow. 

In Arkansas, the small town of Mena reported the highest snowfall total with 36 cm of snow, while Little Rock saw 20 cm, doubling its average annual snowfall. The historic snowfall also ended a 1,076-day snowless streak in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Air travel was heavily impacted, with nearly half of all flights into and out of Atlanta cancelled on Friday.The storm also caused significant highway delays and power outages in northeastern Texas and southwestern Arkansas.

As the storm continues to move through the southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, more disruptions are expected, with a swath of 5-15 cm of snow forecasted across the western Carolinas and southern Virginia.




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