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Added on the 17/02/2022 13:01:01 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The Belgian city of Spa experiences heavy rains, leading to flash flooding after a number of rivers in Wallonia burst their banks. IMAGES
Rains cause heavy damages in the streets of Sabara, in the outskirt of Brazil’s Belo Horizonte, as the floods kill 44. IMAGES
The rising waters of the Bei River have nearly engulfed lampposts in flood-hit Qingyuan city in southern China, with the government issuing highest its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and causing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people. IMAGES
Residents of Duque de Caxias in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro save their belongings after heavy rains flooded their homes. The rainstorm hit particularly hard the northern parts of Rio, where 11 people died due to landslides, drownings, and electrocutions. Firefighters are still searching for a woman who went missing after her car fell into a river. IMAGES
Thousands of Sao Paulo residents suffer a third day of power outages due to rain and wind storms, which have hit Latin America's largest metropolis since last Monday. IMAGES
Firefighters rescue people trapped by floodwaters in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, where heavy rains have left at least 21 dead, according to authorities. IMAGES