Residents of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with capital Porto Alegre pictured here, are bracing for more heavy rainfall. The skies opened once again Friday in southern Brazil, offering little respite for those whose homes have been swallowed by floodwaters, while the number of people forced to evacuate doubled in 24 hours. Residents
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in southern Brazil have claimed at least six lives over the past week, authorities said Sunday. The fatalities occurred in the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, and major property damage in the latter was reported as thousands of people sheltered
Paramilitary policemen evacuate a resident after flooding in Chongqing. Fifteen people died and four were missing after torrential rain lashed the metropolis of Chongqing and swathes of southwestern China, local officials and state media said Wednesday. China has for weeks been hit by extreme weather—from heavy rains to intense heatwaves—the frequency of which is increasing