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Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes
Karine Pitana had just paid off the last installment on her new couch when floods tore through her hometown of Canoas in southern Brazil nearly two weeks ago. It was just a piece of furniture ...
Grist1y
In Brazil, unprecedented flooding may force a political reckoning
The flooding in Rio Grande do Sul is shaping up to be one of the worst environmental disasters in Brazil’s history. On Thursday, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced a 50 ...
Reuters1y
Brazil flooding will take weeks to subside, experts warn
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's southernmost state capital may suffer severe flooding for weeks to come, experts warn, compounding the struggles of half a million people forced ...
Al Jazeera English1y
Brazil flooding death toll hits 100 as government pledges aid
The death toll from tremendous flooding in southern Brazil has reached 100, the local civil defence agency said, as emergency crews continued to search for dozens of missing people. Nearly 400 ...
CBS News1y
Brazil cyclone death toll nears 40 as flooding swamps southern state of Rio Grande do Sul
Mucum, Brazil — Flooding from a cyclone in southern Brazil washed away houses, trapped motorists in vehicles and swamped streets in several cities, killing almost 40 people and leaving 2,300 ...
Al Jazeera English1y
As Brazil copes with floods, officials face another scourge: Disinformation
Brazil, on May 5 [Ricardo Stuckert/Brazilian Presidency, Reuters handout] Lula has visited Rio Grande do Sul three times since the beginning of the floods on April 29. Within the first week of the ...
Los Angeles Times1y
Flooding in southern Brazil leaves at least 31 dead and 2,300 homeless
MUCUM, Brazil — Flooding from a cyclone in southern Brazil washed away houses, trapped motorists in vehicles and swamped streets in several cities, killing at least 31 people and leaving 2,300 ...
CNN1y
Flood-hit Brazil braces for more chaos under a weekend of heavy rain
Flood-hit Brazil braces for more chaos under a weekend of heavy rain By Lianne Kolirin , Michael Rios , Vasco Cotovio and Abel Alvarado, CNN 3 minute read ...
The New York Times1y
Deadly Floods in Brazil Were Worsened by Climate Change, Study Finds
The analysis of the floods in Brazil has not undergone academic peer review, though it relies on widely accepted methods. To conduct their analysis, the researchers looked at historical records of ...
Reuters1y
Brazil floods hit food silos, disrupt routes to major grains port
SAO PAULO, May 7 (Reuters) - Heavy flooding in southern Brazil has hit food storage facilities in lower areas while hampering the shipping of grains to port, jeopardizing the nation's exports and ...
The New York Times1y
Images of a Brazilian City Underwater
Torrential rains have caused one of Brazil’s worst floods in modern history, leaving more than 100 dead and nearly an entire state submerged. An aerial view on Wednesday of one of the worst ...