Residents evacuate from a neighborhood flooded by heavy rains, in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 4, 2024.Carlos Macedo / AP The downpour started Monday and was expected to last through to Sunday. In some areas, such as valleys, mountain slopes and cities, more than...
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — As major floods engulfed entire cities in the northern part of the Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state last week, meteorologist Estael Sias knew the water would drain into capital Porto Alegre’s metropolitan region and that she would need to find a safe p...
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Three Brazilian top flight clubs have called on the country's football association to suspend their league matches for at least 20 days because of severe floods in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Internacional, Gremio and Juventude made the joint...
The flood-affected residents embrace each other in the floodwaters in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 5, 2024. At least 75 people have died from severe storms that inundated large swaths of south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state since April 29, the Civil Defense agency said...
UFC middleweight Michel Pereira has saved several dogs during a flood in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, just days after his latest octagon win at UFC 301. Fresh off a win against Ihor Potieria in Rio de Janeiro, the flashy mixed martial artist has been assisting in evacuations, rescues, and...
Two steelworks halted by Gerdau Group due to flooding in Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil have resumed production, a Gerdau spokesperson said June 18. Operations at the steelmaker's Charqueadas special steel works, with installed capacity of around 450,000 mt/year, and its ...
Rains have battered the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with dozens missing and thousands more displaced as floods destroy roads and bridges. In some cities, water levels have been at their highest since records began nearly 150 years ago.
In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, INMET, the national weather service, has reported that about 630 mm of rain has fallen so far this month. That's more than London's average annual rainfall. At least 149 people have die...
It also said that the El Niño Pacific Ocean current made the rains in Brazil more severe.他们还表示,厄尔尼诺太平洋洋流使巴西的降雨更加严重。Last month, flooding killed more than 170 people and displaced nearly 580,000 in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Local officials said it...
Cyclone Batters Southern Brazil, Death Toll From Floods Hits 36 More Reuters A resident cleans up a flooded area after an extratropical cyclone hit southern towns, in Mucum, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Diego Vara By Eduardo Simões and Gabriel Araujo ...