Southern Brazil floods swallow Rio Grande do Sul towns as record autumn rains overwhelm a still-recovering region
A week of relentless rain across southern Brazil has killed at least 31 people, forced more than 84,000 from their homes and submerged farmland and small towns across the Rio Grande do Sul interior, with the Guaiba River once again rising past historic crest levels in Porto Alegre.
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