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Every corner of the world is suffering from heavy rain.
The number of deaths and missing people due to heavy rain in southern Brazil has risen to around 170, and in Afghanistan, heavy rain continued to pour down again last month, killing 14 people.
This is reporter Kim Gwi-su.
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A stream of water comes down from the mountain and hits the house.
All household items are washed away, and houses that cannot withstand the strong current fall helplessly.
Heavy rains that hit 14 provinces in Afghanistan for three days have caused floods and landslides.
At least 14 people died.
There are boats on the road, not cars.
One resident is damaged next to his submerged car.
After swimming with all his might, the puppy managed to get on the rescue team’s jet ski.
In the state of Texas in the United States, where approximately 300 mm of rain fell on the 3rd, a state of emergency was declared in one third of the area.
[라이언 홀/텍사스주 수렵 관리인 : “제가 본 최악의 홍수입니다. 저는 이 지역 출신인데 강의 수위가 이 정도로 높았던 때가 기억나지 않습니다.”]
Rescue workers hit the roof hard with bricks.
There’s a hole in the roof…
The baby was eventually found and successfully airlifted to safety.
In southern Brazil, where more rain fell in three days than the average for two months, 75 people have died and 103 are missing.
[에두아르도 레이테/히우그란지두술 주지사 : “사망자가 얼마나 더 나올지 아직 모릅니다. 산사태와 홍수로 접근할 수 없었던 곳에 이제야 접근할 수 있게 됐습니다.”]
In some areas of southern China’s Guangdong province, 480 mm of rain fell in just one day, leaving thousands of people homeless.
Experts warn that the effects of climate change could continue to lead to extreme weather events around the world.
This is Kim Gwi-su’s KBS News.
Video Editing: Kim In-su / Data Research: Moon Jong-won
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