Catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, leading to a rise in waterborne diseases like leptospirosis. The state of Rio Grande do Sul faces structural damage to museums and historical sites. Brazilian President Lula da Silva announced a meat donation for flood victims. The death toll from the floods in Rio Grande do Sul has reached 169, with 56 missing persons. Authorities warn of the risks of waterborne illnesses as residents clean up after the floods.
Catastrophic floods in Brazil following torrential rainfall have taken the lives of at least 169 people and displaced more than 581,000. https://t.co/ebCm4ye2LJ
Brazil faces a long recovery after devastating flooding displaced 600,000 people, @danielcarvalho_ reports. As climate change fuels more extreme storms, where should people go? https://t.co/wyjnsF8B7I
Brazil faces a long recovery after devastating flooding displaced 600,000 people. As climate change fuels more extreme storms, where should people go? https://t.co/pgnjP73EGf via @climate
Brazilian authorities are warning of the risks from waterborne diseases, as residents of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, return to clean up after catastrophic floods that killed at least 169 people https://t.co/rfzacbKV7C https://t.co/cfjVRjxmJg
This is the devastation in the Southern Brazilian town of Arroio do Meio, a month after torrential rains fell, causing unprecedented flooding across the region. Gov officials say it will take at least a decade for the state of Rio Grande do Sul to bounce back. #enchentes #Brazil https://t.co/YD29tc9ayu
📽️ WATCH - WATERBORNE ILLNESS NOW THREATEN FLOOD-RAVAGED SOUTHERN BRAZIL Waterborne diseases are now a risk in Brazil's southernmost state, authorities say, as residents begin to return to flooded homes and clean up after catastrophic floods that killed at least 169 people. https://t.co/poFTuJ8vXw
Brazil faces a long recovery after devastating flooding displaced 600,000 people. As climate change fuels more extreme storms, where should people go? https://t.co/2ppjDsdtN7
Waterborne diseases are now a risk in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, authorities say, as residents begin to return to flooded homes and clean up after catastrophic floods that killed at least 169 people https://t.co/rfzacbKV7C https://t.co/6xkr224rUQ
Waterborne illness now threaten flood-ravaged southern Brazil https://t.co/x7Ivq88Ggz https://t.co/OwPhk665jU
🔵 WATERBORNE ILLNESS NOW THREATEN FLOOD-RAVAGED SOUTHERN BRAZIL Full Story → https://t.co/CoQUnE9SBG Waterborne diseases are now a risk in Brazil's southernmost state, authorities say, as residents begin to return to flooded homes and clean up after catastrophic floods that… https://t.co/QU5J70RiIZ
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced the donation of two thousand tons of meat to feed the victims of the heavy rains and floods in Rio Grande do Sul since the end of April. https://t.co/6n2KJ30aNS
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Brazil: The death toll from the rain tragedy in Rio Grande do Sul rose to 169, according to the latest bulletin from the state Civil Defense while the number of missing persons fell to 56. https://t.co/aiNfxyjyGa
More than half a million people have been forced to flee their homes due to flooding in southern Brazil, in what officials have described as “the worst disaster” in the area’s history. https://t.co/h20QWItwvl
Torrential rains in Southern Brazil have devastated Rio Grande do Sul, causing structural damage to over 50 museums and numerous historical sites https://t.co/gMaAv1Rl4T
I've been covering the huge flooding in Southern Brazil w/ journalist @Gustavo_Turck. Here's the high water mark on a home in São Leopoldo. 80% of the population has been impacted. Thousands are still in shelters & water still covers entire neighborhoods. #Brazil @coletivocatarse https://t.co/PTKund5drU
Catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Many say they won’t go back. https://t.co/HVBKDcNreO
Brazilian authorities have reported an increase in cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease transmitted by rats, in the flooded south, parts of which have been under water for a month. https://t.co/cIF7EbCcTP https://t.co/j1d2sIumsc
NEW: Cases of bacterial disease rise in Brazil’s flooded south READ: https://t.co/bymPbs6ohr
🔵 FLOODS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL LEAVE STUDENTS WITHOUT CLASSROOMS FOR A MONTH Full Story → https://t.co/vhIylSAEAE Tens of thousands of students in southern Brazil have been gone a month without seeing their classrooms after catastrophic floods submerged some schools and turned… https://t.co/zoSGBOceGu
Disastrous flooding in Brazil has displaced thousands of people since late April. In early May, biologist and professor Paulo Brack spoke with @mfox_us on the Brazilian state's response. 🔗 Q&A at the link https://t.co/7SL3McTz3V #climatechange #displacement #lossanddamage