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CANOAS, Brazil (Reuters) -Rains returned to Rio Grande do Sul on Friday as the death toll from historic floods in Brazil's southernmost state reached 126, according to local authorities, climbing ...
The state's Civil Defense agency said the death toll had risen to 90 with another four deaths being investigated, while 131 people were still unaccounted for and 155,000 homeless.
Heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in Brazil, killing at least 36 people and casting a pall over the country’s annual carnival festivities.. The hardest-hit regions – Sao Sebastiao ...
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil In September 2023, heavy rainfall and strong winds from an extratropical cyclone resulted in the deaths of at least 47 people in Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil , 940 injured, and caused $1.3 million in damage.
The death toll from flooding and landslides in Brazil’s southern state of Sao Paulo reached 44 on Tuesday as searches continued for dozens still missing. Most of the search was concentrated in ...
The hurricane damaged more than 30,000 homes and left 1,900 people homeless. The storm also damaged 1,373 businesses and destroyed 50, including a hospital. The storm killed 3, injured 38, [36] and caused up to $330 million in damage (2004 USD). [35] This was the first hurricane ever reported in the Atlantic, south of the equator.
During the 2023 Brazilian Carnival holiday weekend, record-breaking rainfall—reaching 682 mm (26.9 in) in 24 hours—caused deadly floods and landslides across the state of São Paulo. At least 65 people were killed, of which 64 were in São Sebastião .
The latest storms have also flooded parts of neighboring Uruguay, leaving some 1,347 people displaced and thousands more without electricity, the national emergency system said Wednesday night.