Brazil floods leaves 49,000 homeless
Rescue workers rushed to help stricken residents in southern Brazil on Monday after landslides and floods caused by heavy rain killed at least 59 people and forced more than 43,000 from their homes.
The state of Santa Catarina declared an emergency as rescuers used helicopters and motorboats to reach those displaced or stranded by the floods after days of torrential rain.
‘Santa Catarina is facing its worst weather tragedy,’ state Gov. Luis Henrique Silveira told reporters.
November 25th, 2008 in
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