Brazil

Brazil’s flooded south paralyzed as rivers swell, again

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David Turner

Rivers in south Brazil rose anew Monday as flood rescue efforts intensified and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva conceded authorities had ...

Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul may have more record level flooding

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David Turner

By Lisandra Paraguassu PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) – Less than two weeks after floods devastated Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state ...

Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil

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David Turner

River levels were rising again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed more than 140 people and ...

Brazil floods: Forecast to worsen in south

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David Turner

ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (AP) — More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, ...

Brazil’s orange output to hit over 30-year low on disease, weather

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Dr. Sarah Adams

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s orange production is expected to hit its lowest level in more than three decades in 2024/25, research ...

Flood-hit Brazil braces for more chaos with heavy rains to come and nearly 2 million people affected

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David Turner

People in southern Brazil, already reeling from deadly floods, are bracing for more disruption as meteorologists warned of 12 straight hours of ...

Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms

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David Turner

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — Authorities in southern Brazil rushed Wednesday to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least ...

Too much water, and not enough: Brazil’s flooded south struggles to access basic goods

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David Turner

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — The mayor of a major city in southern Brazil on Tuesday pleaded with residents to comply with ...

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

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Dr. Sarah Adams

In sweltering Brazil, worst-ever flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. Voters and politicians in ...

Brazil floods: At least 75 people dead, 103 missing

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David Turner

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over ...