More than 3,500 people were displaced as towns flooded in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Rains were forecast to continue.
Tag: Santa Catarina (Brazil)
Criciúma, Brazil, Attacked by Armed Gang, Police Say
An organized gang struck the southern city of Criciúma with guns and explosives, robbing a bank and briefly taking hostages. Hours later, Brazilians reported another gang robbery over 2,000 miles away.