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Brazil floods leave 150,000 homeless, scores dead or missing
By Amanda Perobelli and Leonardo Benansatto ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (Reuters) -Rescuers rushed to evacuate people stranded by devastating floods across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday,
Brazil floods: footage shows airport under water as death toll rises – video
Drone footage showed a flooded airport and stadium in the city of Porto Alegre, as the death toll following heavy rains in southern Brazil climbed to at least 90 with over 130 people still missing
Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing
At least 155 people were injured while damage from the rains forced more than 88,000 people from their homes after massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state.
Water rationing ordered as severe flooding devastates southern Brazil
In southern Brazil, severe flooding has caused extensive damage, leaving 90 people dead and more than 130 missing. A mayor on Tuesday asked residents to ration water.
Death Toll From Brazil Downpours Climbs to 83
State Governor Eduardo Leite has emphasized that the death toll should still substantially increase as rescue workers gain access to more regions. Rio Grande do Sul's civil defense said 111 people were still missing,
Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, 103 people missing
Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday.
Floods in Brazil leave at least 83 dead and over 100 missing
Heavy rains battering Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed at least 83 people, authorities said yesterday, while more than 100 were still missing. The storms have affected more than two-thirds of the nearly 500 cities in the state,
Death toll rises to 66 after severe flooding in southern Brazil
The death toll in flooding in southern Brazil after days of heavy rain has risen to at least 66, civil defence authorities said on Sunday.Another six possible deaths are being investigated, while 101 people are still missing,
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Brazil floods: Lula seeks state of emergency after 85 dead in rain-ravaged south
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked Congress on Monday to recognize a state of public calamity for the heavy ...
Historic floods kill 83, leaving Brazil and its president shaken, angry
The flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil’s most prosperous states, has deeply alarmed this nation of 215 million.
Brazil Officials Eye Curbs on Pension Spending, but Lula May Resist
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Senior officials in Brazil's economic team are signaling a need to curb pension spending in order to ...
Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro to undergo health treatments in Sao Paulo
Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is traveling to Sao Paulo on Monday for treatment of an intestinal ...
Brazil floods: Lula flies over Rio Grande do Sul as army races to rescue stranded families – video
Brazil's president flew with several cabinet members over the southern Rio Grande do Sul state to witness the floods that ...
Madonna Performs Her Biggest-Ever Concert, With 1.6 Million Fans in Attendance in Brazil
The Queen of Pop turned Rio’s Copacabana beach into an enormous dance floor in what was hyped as the biggest show in her four ...
Brazil's Carrefour swings to profit in first quarter
Carrefour Brasil, which is controlled by France's Carrefour, reported a net profit of 39 million reais ($7.7 million) for the ...
Brazil floods death toll nears 90 as rescue efforts continue amid skyscrapers of Porto Alegre
Historic flooding has left the wealthy Brazilian city of Porto Alegre underwater, with more than 80 people dead and many ...