Devastating flood in Brazil left dozens of victims and missing people + video
| News sources reported the number of dead and missing due to the devastating flood in Brazil. |
report Mehr News Agency, according to Elfrat News, floods in Rio Grande State in southern Brazil left many dead and missing, and thousands of people were forced to leave their homes. So far, this flood has left 56 dead, 74 injured and 68 missing.
This is the fourth flood in the past year, and the previous three floods in the fall also killed a total of 75 people.
According to the Geological Service of Brazil, the volume of this flood has exceeded the flood of 1941 and in some cities the water level has reached its highest level in the last 150 years in this country. is
Yesterday, a dam located in a hydroelectric power plant between the cities of Bento Goncalos and Koteppura was partially destroyed and flooded all the nearby cities. The roaring of a river caused the destruction of a bridge near the city of Lina Nova.
Incessant rain has started since Monday and is expected to continue at least until next Sunday.
The climate of South America is affected by the natural phenomenon “El Niño”, which periodically warms the water surface and causes drought in the north and heavy rains in the south.
This year, along with frequent floods in the south, this phenomenon has caused an unprecedented drought in the Amazon. Scientists believe that these conditions are caused by climate changes with human factors.
