{"id":1950069,"date":"2023-06-17T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T20:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-a-months-worth-of-rain-falls-in-24-hours-8-dead-19-missing-after-the-catastrophic-storm\/"},"modified":"2023-06-17T16:21:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T20:21:23","slug":"over-a-months-worth-of-rain-falls-in-24-hours-8-dead-19-missing-after-the-catastrophic-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-a-months-worth-of-rain-falls-in-24-hours-8-dead-19-missing-after-the-catastrophic-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly storm claims 8 lives, leaves 19 missing as a month&#8217;s worth of rain pours in 24 hours."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fover-a-months-worth-of-rain-falls-in-24-hours-8-dead-19-missing-after-the-catastrophic-storm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1950069&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Over a Month&#8217;s Worth of Rain Falls in 24 Hours &#8211; 8 Dead, 19 Missing After the Catastrophic Storm<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities of the southern Brazil state of Rio Grande do Sul said Saturday that eight people died and 19 others were missing after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-storm-expected-to-hit-east-coast-mid-atlantic\/\" title=\"Major storm expected to hit East Coast, Mid Atlantic\">winter storm<\/a> with torrential rain swept through the region.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Eduardo Leite said one of those killed was a 4-month-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-release-body-cam-footage-hospital-finds-dead-baby-trashcan-teens-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">baby<\/a> who died before rescuers were able to get there. Fatalities were registered in seven cities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis first moment, since Thursday night until now, is especially to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-a-months-worth-of-rain-falls-in-24-hours-8-dead-19-missing-after-the-catastrophic-storm\/\" title=\"Deadly storm claims 8 lives, leaves 19 missing as a month's worth of rain pours in 24 hours.\">protect human lives<\/a>, support and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-6-dead-as-tornadoes-devastate-ala-ga\/\" title=\"At least 6 dead as tornadoes devastate Ala., Ga.\">rescue people<\/a>,\u201d Leite said at a news conference Saturday with other authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Two ministers from Brazil President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva\u2019s government traveled to the state to show support and arrange investments for Rio Grande do Sul and cities facing a critical situation.<\/p>\n<p>The officials also will go to neighboring Santa Catarina state, which also was hit by the floods.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters performed 2,400 rescues across the 35 cities at Rio Grande do Sul that were hit by the storm.<\/p>\n<p>Several roads were still blocked in Rio Grande do Sul, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-china-russia-increasing-military-collaboration-japans-foreign-minister-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flights<\/a> to the state\u2019s main cities were canceled throughout Friday, and electricity was out across the state.<\/p>\n<p>According to Leite, state agents are inspecting the damaged roads and bridges to see if any access can be re-established to the most affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>Mayors of cities that were affected said twice as much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-prosecutors-indict-11-gang-members-with-slew-of-charges\/\" title=\"Baltimore prosecutors indict 11 gang members with slew of charges\">rain fell<\/a> in 24 hours than normally would be expected for the entire month of June.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor of Maquine said on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-primary-challenger-banned-social-media-platform-things-take-turn-elon-musk-gets-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> channels that precipitation in his city surpassed 29.4 centimeters (about 11 1\/2 inches) in one day.<\/p>\n<p>Experts said the storm was an extratropical cyclone, a type of weather system that most often occurs in middle and high latitudes rather than in the tropics.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Key Highlights:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Eight people died and 19 others are missing after a winter storm hit southern Brazil.<\/li>\n<li>Firefighters performed 2,400 rescues across the affected cities.<\/li>\n<li>Several roads are still blocked, flights were canceled, and electricity is out across the state.<\/li>\n<li>Mayors reported that over a month&#8217;s worth of rain fell in just 24 hours.<\/li>\n<li>The storm was identified as an extratropical cyclone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-severe-storm-southern-brazil-killed-8-people-left-19-others-missing\/\">Over a Month&#8217;s Worth of Rain Falls in 24 Hours &#8211; 8 Dead, 19 Missing After the Catastrophic Storm<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In southern Brazil&#8217;s Rio Grande do Sul state, a winter storm accompanied by heavy rain caused eight deaths and left 19 individuals missing. 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