Twenty people have been killed and some 16,000 left homeless in a fierce storm that has lingered in southern Brazil over the past few days, the civil defense department said Sunday.
The storm has affected some 1.5 million people in the southern state of Santa Catarina. It also triggered mudflows and led to the collapse of bridges and dams.
Four cities in Santa Catarina were cut off from surrounding areas due to the storm, which has also downed power and water lines and caused food shortage in many regions.
Santa Catarina authorities have declared a state of emergency in the state and appealed for aid from the federal government as well as nearby state governments.
Santa Catarina has been hit by continuous storms in the last two months. Meteorological forecasts said the storm will last several more days.
Source: Xinhua
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