Heavy rains which caused widespread flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have left hundreds of towns under water. At least 85 people died in the floods and about 150,000 ...

Rio Grande do Sul was slammed by another cyclone in June that killed at least 11 people. Daphné Anglès contributed translation. John Yoon reports from the Seoul newsroom of The Times.

The floods, which have stretched across most of Rio Grande do Sul’s 497 municipalities, have forced nearly 164,000 people from their homes. In the state capital, Porto Alegre, ...

Heavy rains which caused widespread flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have left hundreds of towns under water. At least 85 people died in the floods and about 150,000 ...