Authorities in southern Brazil say at least 21 people have died due to a fierce storm that caused floods in several cities in the region.
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Rio Grande do Sul Gov. Eduardo Leite said the death toll is the state's highest due to a climate event. He said about 60 cities had been battered by the storm, which was classified as an extratropical cyclone.The Rio Grande do Sul state government said it had recorded 1,650 people made homeless since Monday night.
The city hall at Mucum recommended that residents seek out supplies to meet their needs for the next 72 hours.“I regret the death of a woman in a rescue attempt over the Taquari river,” Leite said in his social media channels. “The wire broke, she and a rescuer fell. Unfortunately the woman did not survive and the rescuer is seriously injured.”
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