Lajeado (Brazil) (AFP) – The BRICS group of nations pledged a billion dollars for storm-ravaged southern Brazil Tuesday as slowly receding floodwaters started to reveal the full extent of the ...
The devastating floods and mudslides triggered by record rainfall in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, have claimed at least 143 lives so far, according to the latest update from country's Civil ...
The thriving economy of southern Brazil has been brought to its knees by historic floods, with vast agricultural land ...
Cost to Rebuild Brazil State After Floods to Be Higher Than Initially Thought, Governor Says (Reuters) - The governor of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul said on Friday that the ...
"When I left for work on Monday, I could still get through the water-logged street with my car. By the afternoon, the army was rescuing people with a truck," says Porto Alegre resident Magda Moura.
Brazil is reeling from floods that have killed at least 150 people. Floodwaters are starting to recede in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, but the damage will cost billions to repair.
(MENAFN- AsiaNet News) Strong rains continued to batter waterlogged southern Brazil on Sunday, causing river levels to rise once more. The relentless downpours have already claimed the lives of ...
Watch as our South America correspondent Ione Wells joins the emergency services in Porto Alegre in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, which has seen the worst flooding in its history. Read more ...
The rescue operation yesterday lasted for seven hours and involved around 15 people to lift the animal. According to the apartment block manager, the poor frightened horse had been stuck there for ...
Residents and aid teams have begun to clean up in Bundaberg, where waters peaked at 9.53 metres before starting to recede. Photo / Getty Images With towns still isolated, thousands displaced and ...
HULU TERENGGANU: Flood waters in most parts of the state have receded and the locals are praying fervently that things stay that way. Rain during the night momentarily saw residents in low-lying ...
May 17 (Reuters) - The governor of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul said on Friday that the costs of rebuilding the state after devastating floods in recent weeks will be "much ...