The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Neoenergia, a subsidiary of the Spanish giant electricity energy corporation Iberdrola ...

More than 60 cities have been battered since Monday night by the storm, which has been Rio Grande do Sul state's deadliest, Gov. Eduardo Leite said. "The fly-over we just did, shows the dimension ...

At least 12 people have died, five are missing and nearly 3,000 have been left homeless after an “extratropical cyclone” hit Brazil’s Rio Grande Do Sul, local authorities say. Traveling to ...

Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil's key states, has been left devastated following severe flooding that decimated the essentials for economic survival from humble local shops to sprawling factories ...

Heavy rains which caused widespread flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have left hundreds of towns under water. At least 85 people died in the floods and about 150,000 ...

More than 3,500 people were displaced as towns flooded in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Rains were forecast to continue. By John Yoon A cyclone battered southern Brazil early ...

At least 10 people have died and more than 20 are missing after storms caused flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Helicopters are flying over the region searching for ...

A combination of wet El Niño weather and human-induced climate change were key drivers of the worst flooding event in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state earlier this year. The flooding affected ...

An aerial view on Wednesday of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Credit...Nelson Almeida/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...