Rains flood southeast Brazil; Tennessee, US declares emergency due to tornadoes

4 Mar 2020

Rains flood southeast Brazil; Tennessee, US declares emergency due to tornadoes

Rains flood southeast Brazil; Tennessee, US declares emergency due to tornadoesBrazil experienced heavy rains on Tuesday in its southeast regions, leading to floods and landslides.

The cities of Guaruja, Santos and Sao Vicente in the state of Sao Paulo have been hit the heaviest.
 	Some parts of Rio de Janeiro were also flooded.
 	All this has led to more than 5000 people being evacuated from their homes while several people have unfortunately died too.
 	Brazil’s southeast region has been hit by heavy rains this year. In January 2020, we read about record rains leading to landslides in Minas Gerais.
 	Authorities have issued warnings about more storms still to come.

The US state of Tennessee has declared an emergency after it experienced its most severe tornado day in 7 years.

Multiple tornadoes hit the state on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of buildings and knocking out power grids.
 	Residents did not have much time to prepare before the tornadoes struck; around 22 people died.
 	Tens of thousands of people do not have power and rescue efforts are still underway.
 	The tornados also struck on an important day of the Democratic party's election for the presidential candidate.

Recommended for Preparatory Grades

Brazil experienced heavy rains on Tuesday in its southeast regions, leading to floods and landslides. The cities of Guaruja, Santos and Sao Vicente in the […]

To read more...

Share your comment! Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

To post your comment Login/Signup