Indigenous lands: Soy grown illegally on Brazil’s tribal lands finds its way to global markets
ANA MANO, of Reuters, investigates…
Climate change made devastating Brazil floods twice as likely, scientists say
Sao Paulo, Brazil Reuters Climate change made the recent flooding that devastated southern Brazil twice as likely, a team of international scientists said on Monday, adding that the heavy rains were also intensified by the natural El Nino phenomenon. More than 170 people were killed and nearly 580,000 displaced after storms and floods battered Brazil’s […]
Waterborne illness now threaten flood-ravaged southern Brazil
Porto Alegre, Brazil Reuters 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. Rains that started in late April swelled several rivers and lakes in Rio Grande do Sul state to record […]
In pictures: Flood-battered farmers in southern Brazil wade through lost harvests
AMANDA PEROBELLI and LISANDRA PARAGUASSU, of Reuters, report from Rio Grande do Sul…
Heavy rains return to southern Brazil, flooding even higher ground in Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Brazil Reuters Heavy rains once again pounded parts of Brazil’s southernmost state on Thursday, ruining days-long clean-up efforts and flooding areas which had previously been untouched in Rio Grande do Sul’s capital city of Porto Alegre. Record flooding over the past month has killed 163 people and displaced around 600,000 more. Another 64 […]
Brazil flooding forces plan for ‘tent cities’ to house the displaced
Porto Alegre, Brazil Reuters Brazil’s southernmost state is planning at least four “tent cities” to accommodate some 8,000 people currently in improvised shelters due to the historic floods that have devastated the region. Heavy rains since the end of April caused record floods that killed at least 151 people in the state of Rio Grande […]
Brazil flooding will take weeks to subside, experts warn
Porto Alegre, Brazil 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 to abandon their inundated homes. Parts of Rio Grande do Sul state have seen more than 630 mm of rain so far this month, national weather service INMET […]
Wow!: Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims
LEONARDO BENANSATTO and RICARDO BRITO, of Reuters, report from Porto Alegre…
Death toll from rains in Brazil’s south reaches 143, government sets emergency spending
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reuters The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, the local civil defence government body said on Sunday, up from 136 in the previous day, while another 131 people remain unaccounted for. On Saturday evening the government announced around 12.1 billion reais ($US2.34 […]
Death toll from floods in Brazil hits 126 as rain returns
Canoas, Brazil Reuters Rains returned to Rio Grande do Sul on Friday as the death toll from historic floods in Brazil’s southernmost state reached 126, according to local authorities, climbing from 113 earlier in the day. Storms and floods battering the state, home to some 10.9 million people, have also displaced almost 340,000 while another […]