the video of the bridge overturned by the raging river

There are at least one fifty the dead in Brazil for theflood which hit the south of the country. Heavy rains caused floods catastrophic in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The damage was extensive, while i missing they are at the moment at least 60.

Flood in Brazil: deaths and devastation

Since the end of April, southern Brazil has been hit by heavy rains which have brought floods, deaths and devastation to the territory of 65 municipalities.

Thousands of people have been forced to abandon their homes. In addition to the rain, the area was also battered by extreme winds which caused damage to the roofs of buildings and the collapse of trees. Numerous landslides and interruptions in the supply of electricity.

At least they are 15,000 displaced people And 500,000 the people without without water and electricity in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In several areas the waters have been contaminated by the presence of animal corpses and there is now fear of the onset of epidemics. A state of emergency has been declared in the flooded areas.

The President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva he visited the region promising help from the government. Governor Eduardo Leite spoke of the “worst climate disaster” ever seen in the affected areas.

Local news shows images of hundreds of people seeking safety by climbing onto the roof of their homes. The region was reached by a contingent of more 600 soldiers which have the aim of helping in rescue operations and distributing food and drinking water to the exhausted population.

Bridge overturned by flood

The video of a river that swells enough to unhinge and overturn a motorway bridge between the Santa Maria Air Base and Silveira Martins has gone viral.

Heat wave in Brazil

But the country is cut in half: the regions of the central-west and south-east are hit by yet another heat wave which has brought temperatures sometimes above 35 degrees. And the extreme heat in Brazil is expected to last until at least May 10.

Meanwhile, the Dengue alarm continues in Brazil with an incidence of more than 300 infections per 100,000 inhabitants.