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06-05-2024, 05:24 AM
[Massive flooding and landslides
triggered by days of heavy rain in
Brazil's southernmost state have killed
55 people, according to local authorities.
Officials say another 74 people are
missing in Rio Grande do Sul.
Nearly 25,000 residents have
been forced
to leave their homes since the storms
began last Saturday.
At least half a million were without power
and clean water, with further rainfall expected.
Rio Grande do Sul's civil defence said
55 deaths were confirmed as linked to
the floods, while another seven deaths
are being investigated to ascertain
if they are connected.
The extreme weather has been caused
by a rare combination of
hotter than average temperatures,
high humidity and strong winds.]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0w03627kq4o
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-13384941/Death-toll-southern-Brazil-rainfall-rises-75-missing.html
triggered by days of heavy rain in
Brazil's southernmost state have killed
55 people, according to local authorities.
Officials say another 74 people are
missing in Rio Grande do Sul.
Nearly 25,000 residents have
been forced
to leave their homes since the storms
began last Saturday.
At least half a million were without power
and clean water, with further rainfall expected.
Rio Grande do Sul's civil defence said
55 deaths were confirmed as linked to
the floods, while another seven deaths
are being investigated to ascertain
if they are connected.
The extreme weather has been caused
by a rare combination of
hotter than average temperatures,
high humidity and strong winds.]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0w03627kq4o
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-13384941/Death-toll-southern-Brazil-rainfall-rises-75-missing.html