Torrential rain and flooding have affected more than 147,000 in the south.
BRASILIA: Brazilian rescue workers were yesterday searching for almost 50 people still missing after a devastating cyclone unleashed torrential rain and flooding in the south of the country.
More than 147,000 people were affected across the state of Rio Grande do Sul, civil defence authorities said in a statement.Nearly a thousand emergency workers and a dozen helicopters have been deployed in the rescue efforts, which have been complicated by the destruction of two bridges and blocked roads.President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in India for the G20 summit, is sending vice-president Geraldo Alckmin to the region, where he will arrive Sunday with a ministerial delegation.
In June, another cyclone left 13 dead in Rio Grande do Sul and forced thousands of people from their homes.
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