Deadly floods ravage southern Brazil, force tens of thousands to flee • FRANCE 24 English
roads washed away Bridges collapsed and streets engulfed in water these are the worst floods ever recorded in Brazil’s Southern province of R Grand in the small town entire homes were gutted out I need a lot of help we have nowhere to sleep and nothing to eat we have nothing triggered by torrential rains in the south of the country the floods have killed dozens of people left many more missing and displaced over 70,000 my father-in-law is still missing and there are other people we know who have not yet been rescued I almost drowned the guy who saw me pulled me into the boat because I couldn’t resist the current Brazil’s federal government has sent aircrafts boats and more than 600 soldiers to boost rescue efforts and deliver much needed Aid so far roughly a third of displaced people have been brought to shelter set up in public facilities we demolished the canteen and the Community Hall to make this house was transformed to meet the needs of those displaced by flooding and we did it all in about 3 hours located between polar and tropical atmospheres the state experiences extreme weather events made more intense due to climate change and the uneno phenomenon 5 days in the rainfall shows no sign of his fight
Raging floods and mudslides have killed at least 55 people in southern Brazil and forced nearly 70,000 to flee their homes, the country’s civil defense agency said on Saturday. At least 74 people were injured and another 67 missing from the catastrophic flooding, civil defense said.
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Result of too many people on this planet, no doubt, doing such things as burning down the amazon rainforest to make way for more cattle to graze the land and find their way onto peoples' plates
No Anaconda there?
Thank you France24 for bringing to international attention whats going on here. Its unprecedented for the local population the levels reached by these floods. Nobody was prepared for this, but everybody is doing anything possible to help each other.
Gaia cries.
And when Gaia cries, the waters rise.
It won't stop. It will get worse. The planet is wretching. Thoughts to those affected.
#RIP
Just so everbody knows, the president Lula da Silva took so long to send help to the region. BTW, during the turmoil, he made jokes about the Rio Grande do Sul state, saying that he supported both big local teams. The main help so far has come from civilians and businessmen. This portrays how the far left government have collapsed. Our country needs help, not only about the flood, but also against the dictatorship that has been installed in this land.