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A hydroelectric dam has collapsed in southern Brazil after days of heavy rains that triggered massive flooding, killing more than 30 people.Update May 4
Officials say another 60 people are missing in Rio Grande do Sul state.
About 15,000 residents have fled their homes since Saturday. At least 500,000 people are without power and clean water across the state.
The burst dam triggered a two-metre (6.6ft) wave, causing panic and further damage in the already flooded areas.
The dam is located between the municipality of Cotiporã and the city of Bento Gonçalves.
The death toll keeps climbing from continuous rains in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. At least 58 people have been killed, while another 67 remain missing according to the state's civil defense agency. The rains have triggered the worst floods in more than 80 years.
The death toll from the recent highway collapse in southern China's Guangdong province surged to 48, with an additional 30 individuals sustaining injuries, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Meizhou Municipal Emergency Management Bureau Wen Yongdeng said on Thursday.
The 18-meter-long section of the Meizhou-Dalian Expressway collapsed due to heavy rain impacting at least 18 cars.
Three rescue channels were opened to form three working surfaces for simultaneous rescue, and life detectors are being used to ensure that no vehicles or persons are missing at the scene.
Comment: Just last month: At least 66 killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash floods