Four injured, more than 39,000 affected and 78 municipalities hit as storms batter Rio Grande do Sul — with an extratropical cyclone due to form overnight.
The South region continues to record heavy rains on Tuesday (29) and about 150 cities record significant damage, with impacts on public homes and buildings. The formation of an extratropical cyclone on the Uruguayan coast contributes to the occurrence of storms in the region and can remain throughout the week. In Rio Grande do Sul, 146 occurrences were recorded in 128 municipalities, with intense rains, sales, floods, landslides and hailfalls, s…