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 ...

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 145 people and displaced ...

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 ...

The governor of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul said on Friday (May 17) that the costs of rebuilding the state after devastating floods in recent weeks will be "much higher" than ...

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's southernmost state capital may suffer severe flooding for weeks to come, experts warn, compounding the struggles of half a million people forced ...

SAO PAULO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The death toll rose to 143 from the worst extreme weather to ever hit south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, with 125 people missing and more than 600,000 evacuated, the ...

SAO PAULO, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Record rainfall and flooding in southern Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state have claimed 169 lives since the storms hit the state on April 29, the Civil Defense agency said ...

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 ...