Satellite imagery showed rain-heavy clouds that brought deadly flooding to the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul from May 1 to 3.The imagery was released by
CSU/
CIRA &
NOAA with the caption: “Flooding rains continue for Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.”An extreme alert for flooding
has been in place for the region
since Monday.Governor Eduardo Leite declared a “state of calamity” due to the flooding on Wednesday.By Friday, at least 37 people had been killed in the floods,
according to local officials. At least 74 people were missing, and more than 23,000 people were made homeless by floods. Credit:
CSU/
CIRA &
NOAA via Storyful