Boat slams into bridge, capsizes as death toll rises amid catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil

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Publicado 2024-05-05
The death toll rose to 56 in southern Brazil Saturday with dozens still missing as historic floods continue to cause region-wide devastation.

Brazilian authorities say another 74 have been injured and 67 remain missing.

Overall, the floods are affecting over 420,000 people in the Rio Grande do Sul state, with over 32,000 left homeless and hundreds of thousands without power, according to the latest update from civil authorities Saturday afternoon.

Heavy, torrential rains have plagued the Rio Grande do Sul region for the entire week.

The town of Bento Goncalves recorded just over 21 inches of rain in the storm, while several other gauges in the area reported over 19 inches of rain.

Santa Maria had 8.4 inches in one day, making it the wettest day on record there. That city received 18.5 inches in three days — corresponding to about 3 months of typical rain, according to Brazil’s National Institute of Meteorology.

Flooding has covered several towns, shuttered over 2,300 schools and closed or blocked part of 68 highways, with many roads and bridges simply destroyed.

The storm also triggered landslides and the partial collapse of a dam at a small hydroelectric power plant, according to Reuters.

Along the swollen Taquari River, a large boat was being carried down the raging flood waters when it rammed into a submerged bridge and capsized, according to Storyful.

Read more at nypost.com/2024/05/05/world-news/brazil-boat-capsi…

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @leonardodiene1143
    This is the worst situation I've ever experienced. I'm Brazilian, living in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, where the floods occurred. It's like a war zone; I've never seen anything like it. Unfortunately, the situation doesn't seem to be improving. Brazilians themselves haven't opened their eyes to this reality yet. While Rio Grande do Sul is underwater because of the floods, on the same day, the state of Rio de Janeiro was celebrating Madonna's concert. Many news reports and spotlights were on the singer, while such a tragedy was happening. Now that the hypocrisy is over, I would like to know if the singer will at least make a donation to help these poor souls. She received more spotlights, more attention from the Brazilian media than the tragedy that devastated an entire state. I hope that other countries, like the USA, speak up and expose the hypocrisy that many Brazilians had to witness in the face of such tragedy, because the American media talked more about the tragedy than the Brazilian media talked about Madonna.
  • @James-ke5sx
    My condolences to the people in Brazil who have lost their lives in this flood. That was horrific I really hope there was no one on that boat.
  • @grumbleweed-iz8bc
    Looks like it struck something. Sympathy to everyone. So horrible.
  • @Arcanjos0Silva
    Isso é pior do que vocês imaginam, ta bem pior doque nessas imagem, estão pedindo ajuda de todos , com alimento, água etc.. a situação no sul do país, esta grave 😢
  • @darkbulb367
    boats hitting bridges all over the world... coincidence? First time is accident, second time is coincidence, third time is warfare. We're well beyond "Third time".