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Worst flooding in 80 years hits southern Brazil.
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Heavy rains in the southern brazilian state of Rio Grande de Sol have left hundreds of towns underwater.
Over 90 people have died in the floods and about 155,000 have had to leave their homes.
More than 130 people are still missing.
More heavy rain is expected in the region this week.
You've been looking at the headlines.
What's the vocabulary that people need to understand this news story in English we.
Have torrential displaced and wreak havoc.
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Let's have our first headline.
This one is from the Guardian weather tracker.
Torrential rainstorms cause death and destruction in Brazil.
So this headline says that heavy rain is causing floods in Brazil.