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Added on the 16/07/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
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
The Belgian city of Purgatoire, near the border with Germany, is left flooded after several days of heavy rain caused rivers in the French-speaking region of Wallonia to burst their banks. Heavy rains and floods lashing western Germany have killed at least nine people and left around 50 missing, as rising waters led several houses to collapse. IMAGES
The Belgian city of Spa experiences heavy rains, leading to flash flooding after a number of rivers in Wallonia burst their banks. IMAGES
Heavy rains fall over houses and trees sway amid powerful winds in Houston as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas. IMAGES
Heavy rain in southern Brazil has caused a huge landslide along the RS-446 national highway. The rivers of southern Brazil are once again in flood as rescue operations intensify and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva admits that the authorities were "unprepared" for a disaster of this scale. More than 600,000 people have been displaced by the heavy rain, flooding and mudslides that have ravaged the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul for around two weeks. IMAGES
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits the country's south, where the death toll from floods caused by torrential rains has risen to 13, taking part in an emergency meeting with authorities of Rio Grande do Sul state. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34QP8HD_EN