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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 23 (Reuters) - Heavy rains once again pounded parts of Brazil's southernmost state on Thursday, ruining days-long clean-up efforts and flooding areas which had previously ...
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — As major floods engulfed entire cities in the northern part of the Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state last week, meteorologist Estael Sias knew the water would drain into ...
PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL - MAY 4: An aerial view of flooded streets after the overflow of the Guaiba river on May 4, 2024 in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
The state's Guaiba River, which runs through Porto Alegre, reached historic levels and five dams are at risk of rupturing. People rest in a shelter after their homes were flooded by heavy rains in ...
(CBS) - At least 16 bicyclists in a Critical Mass ride event in Porto Alegre, Brazil, were injured after a driver in a VW Golf car drove into the group at high-speed. According to Sky News, the ...
Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A drone shot shows a cargo plane at the flooded Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7, 2024.
From top to bottom, rescuers scour buildings in Porto Alegre for inhabitants stuck in flats or on rooftops as unprecedented flooding turned the streets of the Brazilian metropolis into rivers. In ...
All of V.tal’s facilities are linked by 26,000 kilometers of underwater optical cables that also connect Brazil to Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Bermuda, and the United States. The company ...