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Storms bring hail, damage and power cuts across Rio Grande do Sul
Storms have damaged towns across Rio Grande do Sul, a state in southern Brazil, since Tuesday afternoon.
Heavy rain, strong winds and hail damaged homes, businesses, public buildings and crops, with the northern part of the state hit hardest.
More than 1,700 lightning strikes were recorded from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
In Espumoso, wind badly damaged a fuel station, while a falling tree injured two people in a car; their injuries were reported as minor.
More than 1,000 people were affected in Passo Fundo, and hail damaged about 2,000 homes in Nova Prata, where schools cancelled classes.
Fallen trees briefly blocked the RS-332 highway between Tapera and Espumoso, and some towns reported power or communications outages.
Emergency teams are distributing plastic sheeting and assisting residents, while local authorities assess the full damage to homes and farmland.
Storms have caused damage across several municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul since Tuesday afternoon.
The storms brought heavy rain, strong winds and hail, and more than 1,700 lightning strikes were recorded between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
The northern region was the hardest hit, with homes, businesses, roads and crops damaged.
In Passo Fundo, about 1,068 people were affected, and emergency teams distributed 267 plastic-sheeting kits.
Some municipalities reported power, phone or internet outages, and two people were slightly injured when a tree fell on their car.
- Who
- Residents and communities across Rio Grande do Sul were affected.
- What
- Storms brought hail, heavy rain and strong winds, causing damage, injuries and some service outages.
- When
- The storm began Tuesday afternoon, November 3, and continued into Wednesday, November 4.
- Where
- Several municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; the northern region was the hardest hit.
- Why
- The damage was caused by storms with hail, strong winds and heavy rain.
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Storms began affecting Rio Grande do Sul.
More than 1,700 lightning strikes were recorded across the state.
Hail affected about 2,000 homes in Nova Prata.
The storm’s damage was reported across several municipalities, and emergency teams were assisting affected residents.
- Lightning strikes
- More than 1,700 recorded statewide
- Hardest-hit region
- Northern Rio Grande do Sul
- Passo Fundo
- About 1,068 people affected
- Passo Fundo assistance
- 267 plastic-sheeting kits distributed
- Nova Prata
- About 2,000 homes hit by hail
- Espumoso
- Two people suffered minor injuries when a tree fell on their car
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