More than 20 dead, hundreds displaced as cyclone slams southern Brazil

A storm has devastated the southern state of Rio Grande Sul, the latest in a string of extreme weather events.

A cyclone has devastated southern Brazil, with flooding in several cities leaving at least 21 people dead and displacing hundreds more.

Authorities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul said on Tuesday that more bodies are being found as flood waters recede. Governor Eduardo Leite said that about 60 cities were affected by the storm.

“Since dawn, we saw that [the water] was going to…