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Torrential rains that caused record flooding in southern Brazil reportedly killed more than 500 people and force more than 63,000 residents to evacuate their homes, officials said Friday.
Three days of continuous downpours have had a severe impact in southern Santa Catarina state, with authorities declaring 32 cities in a state of emergency, and two -- Brusque and Rio do Sul in a state of public calamity.
Some towns were almost entirely under water as the Itajai-Acu river rose to record levels.
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