Storms and Floods

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South Africa - The death toll has risen to 14, with at least 100 people still missing. The floods have caused widespread damage to homes and businesses, and many people have been left homeless. The floods began on Monday, June 13, and have continued to batter the Western Cape province. The heavy rains have caused rivers and streams to overflow, and roads and bridges have been washed away. The floods have also caused landslides, which have further damaged infrastructure and homes. The South African government has declared a state of disaster in the Western Cape. Citrusdal has been cut off from the rest of the world after heavy floods caused a sinkhole on the R303 close to the Olifants River. The damage to power lines has left various areas without electricity and water infrastructure is also said to be under severe pressure, leaving little to no water in some areas, while hundreds of people are said to be displaced.

Greece - Streets and houses were flooded, trees fell and cars were swept away in Thessaloniki as the city was afflicted by bad weather on Saturday, June 17. Stormy weather hit most of the country, in the latest wave of unseasonable weather witnessed in Greece this summer. A Romanian tourist lost his life in the sea on Lefkada island and a canyoning instructor was recovered dead from a gorge on Mount Olympus.

Brazil - A winter storm slammed the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul with torrential rain on Friday, killing 11 people, leaving 20 missing and prompting a helicopter search and rescue for victims wading in flooded neighborhoods, the authorities said. The storm system that struck the country was an extra-tropical cyclone. Such storms have cold air at their core and are typically associated with cold fronts, meteorologists with the National Weather Service said.