Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday hugged weeping residents and promised free houses to those who had ...

Government agency says more extreme weather expected after rains trigger floods, landslides in Minas Gerais state.

Landslides and flooding in Brazil's Minas Gerais state triggered by days of heavy rain have claimed the lives of 64 people, ...

Hundreds of people have been displaced and dozens are missing, with rescue operations still ongoing in Juiz de Fora.

Heavy rain has hit Juiz de Fora in southeastern Brazil, causing floods, building collapses, and river overflows. In the state ...

Flooding and landslides in Brazil's Minas Gerais state have killed at least 59 people as heavy rain hits already affected areas.

Severe floods in southeastern Brazil have killed at least 25 people in Minas Gerais and left dozens missing. Officials said ...

Families of those killed in the devastating floods in southeastern Brazil began burying the dead on Wednesday, as the death ...

By Isabel Teles and Sergio Queiroz SAO PAULO/JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The death toll from the heavy rains in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 46, according to ...

Drone footage captured on February 24 revealed extensive landslide damage in neighborhoods across Brazil's southeastern state ...

Natural disasters and severe weather events led to more than ₡1 billion in payouts for damaged homes last year, data from the National Insurance Institute (INS) shows. The institute handled 342 claims ...

At least 227 Congolese workers were killed last week when landslides collapsed several coltan mines in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Heavy rains triggered cave‑ins at the artisanal ...