SAO PAULO, May 4 ― The death toll from rains in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 56, local authorities said this morning, while dozens still have not...
Elderly women are rescued from the floods in Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil , May 4, 2024. ― Reuter picSAO PAULO, May 4 ― The death toll from rains in Brazil ’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 56, local authorities said this morning, while dozens still have not been accounted for.
Rio Grande do Sul’s civil defense authority said 67 people were still missing and nearly 25,000 had been displaced as storms have affected more than half of the 497 cities in the state, which borders Uruguay and Argentina. Floods destroyed roads and bridges in several regions of the state. The storm also triggered landslides and the partial collapse of a dam at a small hydroelectric power plant. A second dam in the city of Bento Goncalves is also at risk of collapsing, authorities said.Porto Alegre’s international airport has suspended all flights for an indefinite period.
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