Flooding death toll in Brazil climbs to 57, dozens missing

[Judi Lynn]

May 04, 2024 2:25 PM
By Reuters

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL —
The death toll from rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 57, local authorities said Saturday afternoon, while dozens still have not been accounted for.

Rio Grande do Sul's civil defense authority said 67 people were still missing and more than 32,000 had been displaced as storms have affected nearly two thirds of the 497 cities in the state, which borders Uruguay and Argentina.

Floods destroyed roads and bridges in several regions of the state. The storm also triggered landslides and the partial collapse of a dam at a small hydroelectric power plant. A second dam in the city of Bento Goncalves is also at risk of collapsing, authorities said.

In Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, the Guaíba River broke its banks, flooding streets.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Brazilians wait on their roofs to be rescued by the military as death toll rises to 57 in record-breaking floods that ha

Brazilians wait on their roofs to be rescued by the military as death toll rises to 57 in record-breaking floods that have made thousands homeless
By RYAN PROSSER

PUBLISHED: 13:01 EDT, 4 May 2024 | UPDATED: 13:29 EDT, 4 May 2024

Record breaking floods in Brazil have left thousands homeless, with people having to be rescued from their roofs by the military.

Footage showed residents hit by downpours receiving help as the country faced its worst flooding in 80 years.

Local authorities in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul said that floods had so far claimed 56 lives as of Saturday afternoon, with dozens still yet to be accounted for.

Rio Grande do Sul's civil defense authority said 67 people were still missing and more than 32,000 had been displaced as storms have affected nearly two thirds of the 497 cities in the state, which borders Uruguay and Argentina.

Floods destroyed roads and bridges in several regions of the state. The storm also triggered landslides and the partial collapse of a dam at a small hydroelectric power plant. A second dam in the city of Bento Goncalves is also at risk of collapsing, authorities said.



Extreme floods in Brazil have left some people waiting to be rescued from their roofs by the military after their homes became submerged in water



Footage showed residents being assisted out of their flooded homes through the roof



A total of 56 Brazilians have died so far in the country's worst floods in 80 years

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