World Tour - Deluge disaster in Brazil

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It: World Tour with our reporter in Nigeria, Onize Ohikere.

ONIZE OHIKERE, REPORTER: Flooding in Brazil—Today’s World Tour takes off in Brazil, where torrential rainfall over the weekend caused a widespread disaster.

AUDIO: [Rescue teams working]

Heavy rain triggered landslides that washed away houses built on hillsides in poor neighborhoods.

Authorities say at least 91 people have died. State and federal rescue workers are still searching for 26 others.

Maria Lucia da Silva is one of the affected residents in northeastern Pernambuco state.

AUDIO: [Da Silva speaking in Portuguese]

She says she hasn’t been able to eat or sleep since the disaster.

The state’s civil defense authority says the flooding displaced about 5,000 people.

Plane crash in Nepal—Next, to a plane crash in Asia.

AUDIO: [Sounds of rescue mission]

Rescuers in Nepal have recovered the last victims from a plane that crashed into a mountainside on Sunday.

The Tara Air turboprop was flying on a scheduled 20-minute trip with 22 people on board when it lost contact.

AUDIO: [Army official speaking]

A Nepalese Army spokesman said the weather changes quickly in the mountains, creating difficult flying conditions.

The passengers included four Indians and two Germans. All on board died. Nepal has launched an investigation.

Israeli nationalists mark Jerusalem Day—Next, we head over to the Middle East, where Israeli nationalists marked Jerusalem Day on Saturday.

AUDIO: [Sounds of parade]

The crowds of mostly young, Orthodox Jewish men sang songs and chanted “Death to Arabs,” as they paraded through Jerusalem’s old City.

Jerusalem Day is an Israeli holiday marking the capture of the Old City during the 1967 war. Palestinians view the celebration as a provocation. The parade last year triggered an 11-day war with Gaza militants.

AUDIO: [Israeli nationalist speaking]

This participant said he didn’t want to spark any violence but only wave his flag proudly.

But authorities reported some scuffles between the Israeli nationalists and Palestinians, who threw chairs and bottles at the marchers.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said 62 Palestinians were injured. Israeli police said they detained more than 60 suspects, many of them Palestinians.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett defended the annual march on Monday and praised the police response.

Motorcyclist returns to Nigeria—Finally, we end today here in Nigeria.

AUDIO: [Sounds of bikers]

That’s Kunle Adeyanju, a Nigerian-born biker crossing the border from Benin into Nigeria.

The 44-year-old motorcyclist left London on April 19th, beginning a 40-day journey across 13 countries on his bike.

Adeyanju planned the 8,000-mile journey to raise funds for the nonprofit Rotary International in its fight against polio.

His Twitter account drew thousands of followers as he shared his experiences, from Senegal to Burkina Faso.

ADEYANJU: I discovered that African people are nice people. African people are hospitable people. Africa is a land of diversity, it is a land where everywhere you go through, you discover something new, something interesting. It is totally different from what I read about Africa in the media.

With one trip crossed off his bucket list, Adeyanju plans to ride next to Israel and across Asia.

That’s this week’s World Tour. Reporting for WORLD, I’m Onize Ohikere in Abuja, Nigeria.

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