More than 5,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since a deluge late Monday caused landslides that buried dozens of people and unleashed flooding in the cities of Juiz de Fora and Uba

On Wednesday night, residents received yet another alert on their cellphones as rain lashed the region

In the Tres Moinhos neighborhood, three houses were buried by landslides in the early morning hours of Thursday after their residents were evacuated

Several residents who had to abandon their homes returned to the neighborhood to retrieve furniture, appliances, mattresses, and even pets they had left behind

The tragedy is the latest in a series of extreme weather disasters in Brazil, from floods to fires and drought, many of which scientists have linked to the effects of global warming.