2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
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2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
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The 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods are severe floods caused by heavy rains and storms that have hit the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, and the adjacent Uruguayan cities of Treinta y Tres, Paysandú, Cerro Largo, and Salto. From 29 April through to May, it resulted in 181 fatalities, widespread landslides, and a dam collapse. It is considered the country's worst flooding in over 80 years. The floods marked the fourth such environmental disaster in Brazil within the past 12 months, following
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2024 floods in southern Brazil
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Rio_Grande_do_Sul_floods
date created:
2024-05-04T11:19:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T22:12:18Z
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