A severe weather event in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has affected more than 54,000 people, with employees and families of leather company Gobba among those affected by hail in the Santiago area.

The state’s Civil Defence said the event, which began on September 25, had affected 128 municipalities by September 29. More than 8,000 homes had been damaged, with the damage caused by intense rain, large hail, strong winds, flooding and landslides. Four people were reported injured, with no deaths or missing people recorded.

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