International newspapers and news sites have been closely following the floods in Rio Grande do Sul since the beginning of the tragedy. This Monday (6), media outlets from Europe, the USA and Latin America highlighted the rescue work and the overflight of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
See some highlights below:
The floods in southern Brazil were the main highlight of the cover of “The Wall Street Journal” this Monday. The newspaper showed an image of Canoas, in Rio Grande do Sul. It highlighted that the Armed Forces were deployed to help with the rescue work and stated that the tragedy was part of extreme weather phenomena caused by rising temperatures around the world.
“The Washington Post” published this Monday a series of photos about the tragedy, which the publication called “historic floods” in southern Brazil.
The British BBC network highlighted the extent of the rain in the state, highlighting that more than a million people were left without water and electricity. And he explained the causes of the heavy rain, including “extreme weather events” due to “a rare combination of warmer-than-average weather, high humidity and strong winds.”
Also British “The Guardian” highlighted President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s flyover in a video also with images of rooftops seen from helicopters.
The French newspaper “Le Monde” spoke of Rio Grande do Sul “devastated” by the rains and highlighted the flooding in the center of Porto Alegre and how the capital of Rio Grande do Sul is isolated from the rest of the country. The report also highlighted the increase in the frequency of extreme weather events in Brazil. “Brazil experienced a historic drought in 2023 in the north of the country, and the number of forest fires reached a record from January to April,” the publication wrote.
In a video published this Monday, the Al-Jazeera network showed a series of images of the rescue work and “severe floods”.
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