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Wednesday, authorities reported that an extratropical cyclone in southern Brazil caused flooding in multiple cities, resulting in the deaths of at least 27 people and the displacement of more than 1,600.
Since Monday night, more than 60 cities have been impacted by the storm, and Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite stated that the mortality toll was the state’s highest due to a climate event.
Wednesday, rescue efforts expanded westward with the dispatch of helicopters to the Rio Pardo Valley. The Taquari Valley, approximately 150 kilometers north-northwest of the state capital Porto Alegre, was where the majority of victims and devastation were reported.
The state’s central-southern region was anticipated to receive additional torrential rains, but possibly sparing the worst-affected areas.
Wednesday, authorities issued three flood warnings for the Jacui, Cai, and Taquari rivers.
Families were captured on television appealing for assistance from the roofs of their homes as rivers overflowed their banks. Following the transformation of broad avenues into swift-moving rivers, certain regions were completely cut off.
Leite said that 15 of the deaths happened in one house in the city of Mucum, which has about 50,000 people. Once the storm was over, TV video showed a goat hanging from an electrical line. This showed how high the water had gotten.
Online news site G1 said that many of the people who died were shocked by electricity or were stuck in their cars.
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The city hall in Mucum told people to get enough goods to last them for the next three days.
In June, another extratropical cyclone hit Rio Grande do Sul. It killed 16 people and caused damage in 40 towns, many of which were near Porto Alegre.
