(MENAFN) According to state officials, on Thursday, Dec. 17, at least 10 people were left dead in floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Presidente Getulio, a town located in southern Brazil's Santa Catarina state, next to Argentina.
The head of Presidente Getulio's fire department, Alex Lima, stated: "the situation in Presidente Getulio is critical due to the floods: houses, vehicles, everything destroyed, people with water up to their shoulders."
According to a report by officials, civil defense rescue teams were also looking for 12 missing people in impacted neighborhoods.
A heavy storm on Thursday morning hit a number of towns, some near Florianopolis, the state capital and one of the most central tourist destinations in the country.
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