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Death toll mounts to 75 in Brazil floods, over 100 missing
Updated On: 06 May, 2024 08:31 AM IST | Brazil | ANI
Meanwhile, state Governor Eduardo Leite said on Sunday morning, "I repeat and insist: the devastation to which we are being subjected is unprecedented."
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Army members, firefighters, healthcare personnel and volunteers participate in the rescue operation of neighbours from Sarandi neighborhood, whose houses were affected by the floods, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Pic/AFP
The death toll has risen to 75 in Brazil floods, as the calamity continues to wreak havoc in the country`s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, Al Jazeera reported. Another 103 people are reportedly missing, the local authorities have said. More than 88,000 people were displaced from their homes as a result of the rains, according to state civil defence authorities on Sunday. Approximately 16,000 people sought refuge in schools, gyms, and other temporary shelters.
Meanwhile, state Governor Eduardo Leite said on Sunday morning, "I repeat and insist: the devastation to which we are being subjected is unprecedented." Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also visited Rio Grande do Sul for a second time on Sunday, accompanied by Defence Minister Jose Mucio, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and Environment Minister Marina Silva, among others, according to Al Jazeera.
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