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U arakhand forest fire: Blaze claims five lives so far,

rains expected from May 7

As the wildfires rage on in various forest areas of Uttarakhand,
the relentless blaze has claimed another life of an elderly
woman, bringing the death count to five thus far. As per the
officials, on Sunday, a 65-year-old woman passed away at
AIIMS Rishikesh, where she was hospitalised after sustaining
burn injuries while attempting to extinguish a forest fire that
had encroached upon her farm in a village in Pauri tehsil.

Pilgrims at Dunagiri temple in the Almora district were forced to
flee on Saturday as the fire engulfed the passage to the shrine.
Forest officials have attributed the rapid spread of the fire to strong winds.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a review meeting on Saturday regarding the forest
fires and asked the officials to create a mechanism by which the blaze could be controlled as soon as
possible.

Brazil Floods: Death Toll Rises To 75, Over 88,000 People

Displaced, 100 Missing So Far

Incessant rain and massive floods have claimed the lives of nearly 75
people in Brazil as natural calamity continues to wreak havoc in the
country’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, Al Jazeera reported. In
the meantime, 103 people are reportedly missing, the local
authorities have said.
More than 88,000 people were displaced from their homes as a result
of the rains, according to state civil defence authorities on Sunday.
Approximately 16,000 people sought refuge in schools, gyms, and
other temporary shelters.
Meanwhile, state Governor Eduardo Leite said on Sunday morning, “I repeat and insist: the devastation to
which we are being subjected is unprecedented.”
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also visited Rio Grande do Sul for a second time on Sunday,
accompanied by Defence Minister Jose Mucio, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and Environment
Minister Marina Silva, among others.