"Brazil Floods: Rising Waters and Disease Claim Lives Amid Disinformation"
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In Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul, unprecedented floods have led to an outbreak of leptospirosis, killing four people and resulting in 54 confirmed cases. The floods, which have displaced over 581,000 people and affected 2.3 million, have been described as a "climate disaster." Critics blame the state's environmental policies for exacerbating the damage. Recovery efforts are ongoing, with the federal government allocating significant funds for support.
- Brazil floods: Waterborne disease outbreak kills four people BBC.com
- ‘I’ve seen things no one should go through’: the overwhelming scale of loss in Brazil’s floods The Guardian
- Heavy rains return to southern Brazil, flooding even higher ground in Porto Alegre Reuters.com
- As Brazil copes with floods, officials face another scourge: Disinformation Al Jazeera English
- Maps and photos: The scale of the floods that inundated south Brazil The Washington Post
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