More than 60 cities have been battered since Monday night by the storm, which has been Rio Grande do Sul state's deadliest, Gov. Eduardo Leite said. "The fly-over we just did, shows the dimension ...

Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil's key states, has been left devastated following severe flooding that decimated the essentials for economic survival from humble local shops to sprawling factories ...

A combination of wet El Niño weather and human-induced climate change were key drivers of the worst flooding event in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state earlier this year. The flooding affected ...

More than 3,500 people were displaced as towns flooded in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Rains were forecast to continue. By John Yoon A cyclone battered southern Brazil early ...

Heavy rains which caused widespread flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have left hundreds of towns under water. At least 85 people died in the floods and about 150,000 ...

Brazil's national center for natural disasters warned that the southern area of Rio Grande do Sul state was under "high risk" of more flooding, with rainfall expected to restart after a brief hiatus.

The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Neoenergia, a subsidiary of the Spanish giant electricity energy corporation Iberdrola ...

An aerial view on Wednesday of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Credit...Nelson Almeida/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In April and May 2024, 90% of Brazil’s state of Rio Grande do Sul was flooded, including the capital city of Porto Alegre (Figure 1 ...