A year after catastrophic flooding, the Brazilian government's negligence and capitalist priorities leave Rio Grande do Sul’s ...

Unprecedented heavy rainfall in Brazil has caused devastating floods in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul that has left more than 100 dead and over 163,000 seeking shelter. The floods that ...

Some 9.5 million people in Brazil live in areas deemed high-risk for flooding or landslides. Rio Grande do Sul was hit by another cyclone in June that killed 16 people and caused destruction in 40 ...

Since Sunday, the storm has brought strong winds and floods to the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, submerging dozens of towns, according to the Ministry of Social Development.

Brazil's national center for natural disasters warned that the southern area of Rio Grande do Sul state was under "high risk" of more flooding, with rainfall expected to restart after a brief hiatus.

Flooding in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from local shops to factories, farms and ranches. The environmental catastrophe ...

A combination of wet El Niño weather and human-induced climate change were key drivers of the worst flooding event in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state earlier this year. The flooding affected ...

Key parts of the city of Porto Alegre -Rio Grande do Sul's capital- including the Salgado Filho International Airport and the long-distance Bus Terminal have been shut down due to flooding.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 12 (Reuters) - Less than two weeks after floods devastated Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state leaving at least 143 dead, the state is again on alert this Sunday ...

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