Cyclone rains in Brazil’s south kill 22, go away cities utterly flooded By Reuters

(Reuters) – An extratropical cyclone has been battering southern Brazil, flooding houses, swelling rivers and claiming the lives of almost two dozen individuals, state authorities mentioned on Tuesday.

Luana da Luz is amongst lots of of Brazilians who’ve packed up their belongings in an effort to flee the rising waters.

“Since daybreak, we noticed that (the water) was going to flood (our home) and we have been placing issues on prime of the desk, on prime of the wooden range, but it surely did not assist,” mentioned Da Luz, a resident of the city of Passo Fundo within the southern state of Rio Grande Sul, the place state authorities have confirmed the deaths of 21 individuals.

An extra sufferer was confirmed within the neighboring state of Santa Catarina, in keeping with native authorities.

Video obtained by Reuters confirmed homes in Mucum submerged by rising water, whereas streets and rivers have been additionally flooded.

Dozens of houses had their roofs broken by a hailstorm and lots of of individuals are with out contact in Rio Grande do Sul.

Brazil’s federal authorities has introduced some measures to answer the catastrophe, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised his authorities would do no matter is important to “save individuals from these issues.”

“I really feel devastated. I misplaced every thing,” mentioned Cube Reginatto, from the town of Nova Bassano in Rio Grande do Sul. “There are a lot of individuals who misplaced far more, however right here at residence I’ve nothing left.”