Torrential Rains Create State of Emergency in Southern Brazil

by steve468 | October 1, 2007 at 09:54 am | 254 views | add comment | 0 recommendations
Brazil, S.A.
Heavy rainfall in late September 2007 caused severe flooding in Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. More than a dozen cities declared a state of emergency. Several people were killed, and as many as 4,000 lost their homes.

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