March 20th and 21st 2018 saw Sao Paulo hit by a heavy rainstorm. 3 people were killed, as buildings collapsed and trees fell, following 50mm of rainfall in 24 hours, over 1,000 people were displaced. Also in March, two years earlier 87.2mm of rain caused severe flooding, landslides and major damages, displacing thousands of people causing the closure of São Paulo-Guarulhos airport for 6 hours.