Nearly 70,000 people have been forced from their homes and more than a million households are without water due to devastating floods in southern Brazil, authorities said Saturday.
According to the Civil Protection, half a million citizens are directly “affected” by the floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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🔻Floods as a result of heavy rains in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. At least 57 dead.🔻Flooding as result of heavy rain in the Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil. At least 57 dead. pic.twitter.com/5hn5xlZZik
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The latest tally released by the authorities earlier yesterday put the death toll at 57, while another 67 civilians are considered missing. In addition, at least two people were killed due to an explosion at a gas station in Porto Alegre, a city that is being hit hard by the floods, an AFP journalist found.
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— Gabriele M. (@Gabriele_M24) May 4, 2024
Major floods in #Porto Alegre capital of Rio Grande do Sul in #Brazil #flooding #flood pic.twitter.com/QSbqaMsQpE
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The situation is “dramatic” and “unprecedented,” state governor Eduardo Leite said yesterday. The floods affected 300 municipalities, several of which were cut off from the rest of the world as roads were cut off by floods and landslides.
The heavy rains are expected to continue until at least today, forecasters warn.
Bravo 👏🏾 A Couple and a dog were dramatically rescued from atop a pile of debris as floods rage Rio Grande do Sul #Brazil
At least 39 lives lost so farVC: @brigadamilitari_#Storm #Brazil #Flood #Flooding #Flashflood #Rain #Flood #Rain #Weather #Viral #Climate pic.twitter.com/r9JKaLVT6f
— Earth42morrow (@Earth42morrow) May 4, 2024
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