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UN official visited a flooded neighborhood in state capital Porto Alegre over the weekend. Brasilia: Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the United Nations’ refugee agency said…
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Cars are partially submerged on a street flooded by heavy rains in Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on May 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Rain continued to soak waterlogged southern Brazil on Saturday, bringing fresh misery to victims of flooding that has killed 136 people so far. “Many people see the…
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At least 100 people have died in Brazil due to record rainfall and flooding. Sao Paulo: At least 100 people have died and nearly 100,000 homes have been destroyed or significantly damaged from more than a week of record rainfall and flooding in south Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state, local authorities have said. The…
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Army members, firefighters, healthcare personnel and volunteers participate in the rescue operation in the Sarandi neighborhood which was affected by the floods, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil on May 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what…
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Residents struggled in chaotic conditions to find their way to safety Porto Alegre: Nearly 70,000 people have been forced from their homes amid deadly flooding, mudslides and torrential storms in southern Brazil, with the major city of Porto Alegre particularly hard-hit, the country’s civil defense agency said Saturday. Raging floodwaters have left 57 dead, 74…
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Residents observe a flooded street at the city center of Sao Sebastiao do Cai, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil on May 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 on Friday, officials said, as they warned of worse to…
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Swiped off: Rubble of houses destroyed by landslips following heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil, on March 23. | Photo Credit: AFP Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock on March 24 to help isolated people in Brazil’s mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains killed at least 20 people. With more rain predicted…
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