US EditionHeavy rains kill at least 10 in southern Brazil, governor warns of historic disaster
- Heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state killed 10 and left 21 missing, with 11 injured and 3,300 displaced. Civil defense officials reported flooding, landslides, and bridge collapses.
- Brazilian Air Force deployed helicopters to aid stranded individuals, while concerns arose about potential dam failures. Efforts are underway to relocate residents in at-risk areas.
- Brazil's National Institute of Meteorology noted over 6 inches of rain in some regions, causing widespread damage. Electricity and water cuts were reported across the state.
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In the south of Brazil, at least ten people have been killed in heavy rains in the past few days.
At least ten people have died and 21 have disappeared this Wednesday after the passage of a storm that has been described as “the biggest disaster” in the Brazilian state Rio Grande do Sul, in the south of the country, following the passage of a storm that has left heavy rains. “We are going through what will be the biggest catastrophe in our state. This is a very critical moment, absolutely out of the ordinary,” said the state governor, Eduardo…
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Ten dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 2 — At least 10 people have died in floods caused by torrential rains in Brazil’s south, authorities said Wednesday, as rescuers searched for nearly two dozen individuals reported missing. Deluges in the state of Rio Grande do Sul have displaced some 3,300 people in more than 100 municipalities, many of whom have been moved to shelters. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced he would visit the area, which governor Edua…
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