Brazil floods: Residents stranded on rooftops in Rio Grande do Sul - BBC News

Survivors are being winched up by helicopters from the flooded areas in the south of Brazil.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Brazilian Air ForceBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsAt least six people have died and more than a dozen are missing after storms caused flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Helicopters are flying over the region searching for people who have been left stranded.

In some areas, the flooding is so severe that helicopters have been unable to land and have had to winch residents to safety.

The state's governor has asked the federal government for help.

"President Lula, please immediately send as much air support as possible for RS [Rio Grande do Sul]. We need to rescue hundreds of people in dozens of municipalities who are in an emergency due to the intense rain which has already fallen and which is going to continue falling in coming days," Governor Eduardo Leite wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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