Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sund
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Flood in Brazil leaves 103 people missing and 75 dead
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Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing
Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing, the state civil defense agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes.
Muddy brown waters have risen as high as rooftops in some areas after days of rain, while rescue teams have been out on inflatable rafts on roads turned to rivers.
Severe flooding in southern Brazil has so far killed 29 people and forced tens of thousands to leave their homes. Aid is proving difficult and the governor has called it a "historic disaster".
The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's southernmost state is rising, and more downpours are expected. President Lula flew over the area and promised government resources to assist.
Heavy rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have caused widespread flooding, resulting in the confirmed deaths of 13 people so far with 21 still missing.
The civil defense agency in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul says heavy rains have killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing. The record-breaking floods have
Severe flooding in southern Brazil has killed dozens and forced tens of thousands to leave their homes. Aid is proving difficult, and the governor has called it a "historic disaster".
(Reuters) — Heavy rains battering Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 39 people, local authorities said on Friday, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens still have not been accounted for.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sund
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traveled to the hard-hit state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil's south as rescue efforts continued. The death toll from flooding has risen to 75, while more than 100 people are missing.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state killed at least 60 people and another 101 were reported missing, according to Sunday’s toll from local authorities. At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced more than 80,000 people from thei…
At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced more than 80,000 people from their homes. Approximately 15,000 took refuge in schools, gymnasiums and other temporary shelters.
Massive floods in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 60 people and another 101 are reported missing, according to Sunday's toll from local authorities.
SAO PAULO -- Heavy rain in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing, the state civil defense agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes.
SAO PAULO — Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing, the state civil defense agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes.
Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing,...
The death toll from a series of catastrophic floods in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 83, the state’s civil defense unit said Monday.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Massive floods in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday.
