07/05/2024 02:30 (UTC)

Floods in southern Brazil cause evacuation in various areas

Porto Alegre, May 6 (EFE).- Entire neighborhoods in southern Brazil remained underwater on Monday due to unprecedented floods that have claimed the lives of 84 people and forced thousands to leave their homes.

More than 46,000 people have been rescued, and nearly 150,000 had to abandon their homes. According to the most recent official data, this was the worst floods in the history of Rio Grande do Sul, a state bordering Uruguay and Argentina. (Camera: WALLACE CARVALHO / ISAAC FONTONA).

FOOTAGE SHOWS SEVERAL RESIDENTS EVACUATE FROM THE FLOODING AREAS IN PORTO ALEGRE, STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL.

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Date: 07/05/2024 02:25 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Disaster and accident » Flood
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 227 seconds
Reference: 7001361303
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