A man looks at a flooded street in the city of Lindolfo Collor, Rio Grande do Sul State, after an extratropical cyclone hit the southern region of Brazil, causing thunderstorms and windstorms, on ...

In both definitions, the flooding in Rio Grande do Sul reaches historical marks. In total, at least 618,000 people are in one of these situations in the state — the sum of 537,000 displaced ...

The governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite, stated this Wednesday (1st) to President Lula that the state is experiencing a "war situation" due to the heavy rains that have left ten dead and ...

Heavy rains which caused widespread flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have left hundreds of towns under water. At least 85 people died in the floods and about 150,000 ...

Rio Grande do Sul was slammed by another cyclone in June that killed at least 11 people. Daphné Anglès contributed translation. John Yoon reports from the Seoul newsroom of The Times.

At least 12 people have died, five are missing and nearly 3,000 have been left homeless after an “extratropical cyclone” hit Brazil’s Rio Grande Do Sul, local authorities say.