Heavy rains cause massive flooding in Brazil and the death toll has risen to 107, with 134 others missing, and the Meteorological Department expects heavy rains to continue throughout the weekend.
CNN reported that on May 10, 2024, the National Meteorological Institute of Brazil announced and revealed that from Friday to Sunday another wave of heavy rain is expected. More than 100mm of rain is expected in eastern and central Rio Grande do Sul, after Brazil battled the effects of severe weather last week. Which led to the flooding of many areas.
The Brazilian Civil Defense Department said: Heavy rains and floods have killed at least 107 people in Rio Grande do Sul since last week, and 1.47 million people have been affected, with at least one person injured, about 164,000 people displaced, and at least 134 people still missing. the missing. In addition to calling on people who were evacuated from their homes not to return yet. Because there is expected to be more rain.
At the same time, this flood disaster was accompanied by social unrest. At least 47 people were arrested on charges of looting and other crimes, and six people were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at a shelter for people whose homes were damaged by floods.
Record rainfall has fallen in Brazil and many Latin American countries. It is linked to the El Niño phenomenon. This is a natural climate phenomenon that causes sea water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean to rise. It is likely to cause heavy rains in southern Brazil. While long-term global warming is mainly caused by humans burning fossil fuels. As a result, weather conditions in this region are also getting worse.
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