Rescue workers look for survivors after a mudslide in Petropolis, Brazil on Feb 16, 2022. (CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message of condolence to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over the heavy casualties caused by the heavy rains and related disasters in the country.

In the message, Xi said he was shocked to learn about the disasters in the Rio de Janeiro state, which had caused heavy casualties and property losses.

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The Chinese president offered his deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathies to the families of the victims and the missing, as well as to the people in the disaster-hit areas. He also wished early recovery to the injured.