Tag: rains

• Monday, March 4th 2024 - 10:29 UTC

  Corrientes and Montevideo under water due to heavy rains

  

  The city of Corrientes, the capital of the Argentine province of the same name, was left under water Sunday as 209 millimeters of heavy rains caused floods and material damage while vehicles were swept away by the current. Classes were suspended for Monday amid widespread power outages, with streets turned into temporary rivers.

• Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 07:41 UTC

  Brazil still looking for mudslides survivors

  

  Brazilian authorities were still looking for survivors after heavy storms hit the state of São Paulo, leaving at least 40 people dead and just as many missing, in addition to over 2,500 displaced, it was reported Monday.

• Monday, February 20th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Heavy rains in northern S. Paulo leave at least 36 dead

  

  At least 36 people have been reported dead in the Brazilian State of São Paulo as heavy rains caused floods and mudslides. The number of fatalities is expected to rise, it was reported. A highway linking Rio de Janeiro to the port city of Santos was blocked by landslides and floodwaters. In addition to the dead, 228 people are displaced and 338 are homeless, it was reported.

• Saturday, February 19th 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  Number of fatalities in Petropolis keeps rising as rescue work affected by rain

  

  Rains have kept falling in the Brazilian city of Petropolis in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro, which has affected relief work and taken the death toll up to 136, it was reported Friday, as the number of missing people rose to 213. Some 700 people were still sheltering in schools and churches after being evacuated from their homes.

• Monday, January 17th 2022 - 20:35 UTC

  Montevideo under water following unprecedented heavy rains

  

  Some areas in the city of Montevideo dawned Monday literally under water following unprecedented heavy rains which caused damages to various homes and a traffic chaos, in addition to power outages, which reportedly affected some 12,000 users.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Parana river water level hampering grain transport in the midst of peak harvest

  

  Below normal rains in the Parana-Paraguay water basin is hampering grain transport through waterways in Argentina as the water level of the river has dropped significantly, Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario, or BCR, said in a report.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Torrential rains in Uruguay forces 7.400 to abandon their homes

  

  Torrential rains in central and southern Uruguay in the past several days have caused massive floods and forced some 7,400 people to leave their homes, according to the latest update by the country's National Emergency System.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Intense rains and flash floods killed at least 11 people in Sao Paulo

  

  Intense floods in Latin America's business hub Sao Paulo, which turned roads into rivers and tossed cars atop buildings and into trees, have killed at least 11 people, with authorities bracing for more rain.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2018 - 08:43 UTC

  Abundant rains in Argentina's soy belt help expectations of a good harvest

  

  Rainstorms are sweeping Argentina’s soy belt, building soil moisture needed to guarantee good yields when crops blossom in February and providing some cushion for China to buy should its trade war with the United States continue to limit U.S. supplies.