At least 56 killed, several missing in worst floods in over 80 years in Brazil, flight operations take a hit

Brazil rains: At least 56 people were killed in heavy rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul this week, according to local authorities on Saturday (May 4). Several people were still unaccounted for. According to Rio Grande do Sul's civil defence authority, 74 people were missing and over 69,000 had been displaced as storms in the last few days have affected nearly two thirds of the 497 cities in the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, news agency Reuters reported.

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