Rains in southern Brazil leave 75 dead, 88,000 homeless and entire cities under water
Rains in southern Brazil leave 75 dead, 88,000 homeless and entire cities under water
by egusa
Rains in southern Brazil leave 75 dead, 88,000 homeless and entire cities under water
Rains in southern Brazil leave 75 dead, 88,000 homeless and entire cities under water
by egusa
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Heavy rains are devastating Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil, on the border with Argentina and Uruguay, and have already left 75 people dead, more than 88,000 homeless and entire cities under water until this Sunday. There are at least 103 people missing and 155 injured due to the floods.
In total, 334 of the 496 cities in Rio Grande do Sul recorded some type of problem resulting from the rains, affecting 731,000 people, including the capital Porto Alegre, one of the largest cities in the country. In Porto Alegre, the main river, the Guaíba, exceeded five meters for the first time in its life, overflowing countless streets in the capital.