Authorities in Brazil say nine people were killed and more than 1,000 others were forced to leave their homes after a cyclone raced across southern Brazil, off the coast of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
Meteorologists said Tuesday’s “extratropical bomb cyclone,” originated in the South Atlantic Ocean.
The storm packing nearly 110-kph winds damaged homes across dozens of towns in Santa Catarina.
Structures in Florianopolis, the capital of Santa Catarina, suffered the greatest damage.
Meanwhile the Brazilian navy has issued a new bad weather alert for the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Bahia. Shipping agency Williams said in a note to clients the strong winds caused damages in some terminals, citing Paranaguá’s terminal 203 and the export corridor 214.
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