In Brazil, severe flooding results in thousands of homeless people and at least 100 dead.

There have been at least 100 fatalities and thousands of homeless people in southern Brazil as a result of severe flooding brought on by heavy rainfall. Rio Grande do Sul, a state in southern Brazil, saw intense rains last week, and the ensuing flooding destroyed bridges, washed down highways, and triggered landslides all around the state. 372 persons have been injured, according to the state civil defense authority's most recent estimates, while up to 128 people are still missing. Up to 200,000 people may have been relocated, according to the most recent estimates, and over 1.45 million people have been impacted in 417 of the state's 497 localities.