Brazil: 11 dead and 20 missing after cyclone strikes in south
by Reuters from on (#6C8QV)
Authorities warn of landslides after conducting several thousand flood rescues in two days
At least 11 people were killed in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul after an extra-tropical cyclone struck the region, according to the state's authorities.
The storm on Friday caused torrential rains and helicopter searches were under way in flooded neighbourhoods to find 20 others who were missing, the government of Rio Grande do Sul said.
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