Tag: flooding

• Friday, January 31st 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Heavy rains and flooding forecasted for Asuncion, Paraguay and Porto Alegre, Brazil

  

  Although flooding rain has already hit parts of Brazil so far in 2020, more rain and flooding could strike the southern part of the country in the coming week. In addition to southern Brazil, other parts of South America may also be threatened.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:15 UTC

  Caimans on the loose in flash flooded Rio's favelas

  

  Residents of a hillside Rio de Janeiro favela risk finding hungry caimans at their front door after the city was hit hard by heavy flooding caused by torrential rain.