Officials in Rio Grande do Sul state say more than 80,000 have been displaced by record water levels
Seventy-five people are now known to have died in the flooding in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, while more than 100 people remain missing, local authorities said on Sunday.
Rescue workers are continuing to race against the clock to save people from raging floods and mudslides. Using four-wheel-drive vehicles and at times jetskis, rescuers made their way through waist-deep water, searching for those who had been left stranded by the rising waters. Flooding in the centre of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state after people were evacuated on 5 May.Storms have affected almost two-thirds of the state’s 497 cities, leading to landslides, destroyed roads and collapsed bridges as well as power outages and water cuts. More than a million people lacked access to drinking water, according to Brazil’s civil defence agency.
Rains were expected to continue in the northern and north-eastern regions of the state, but the volume of precipitation has been declining, and should remain below the levels seen in recent days, according to the state meteorology authority. Earlier in the week in some areas as much as 150mm of rainfell within 24 hours.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Woman's body found three days after falling 100 metres at popular New South Wales waterfallPolice believe the woman, aged in her 20s, was bushwalking when she slipped and fell more than 100 metres into a creek at Belmore Falls in the state's Southern Highlands.
Read more »
The French aristocrat who understood evolution 100 years before Darwin – and even worried about climate changeGeorges-Louis Leclerc proposed species change and extinction back in the 1740s, a new book reveals
Read more »
More than 100 killed and 20 missing as Mozambique ferry capsizes7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Read more »
EY to Cut Over 100 Jobs Amid Advisory Market DownturnBig four consulting firm EY is planning to cut more than 100 roles, or over 1% of its workforce, due to the persistent downturn in the advisory market. The losses will mainly come from the consulting and financial advisory divisions.
Read more »
Man faces 100 years jail for fatal teen brawlA US man was convicted on Thursday for fatally stabbing a teen and attacking four others during a deadly water tubing brawl on a Wisconsin river.
Read more »
Andrew and Nicola Forrest: Axe falls on 100 jobs at Forrests’ $10b philanthropic foundation MinderooAndrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation will shed about a third of its workforce in an overhaul aimed at making better use of its iron ore endowment.
Read more »