[1/7] An aerial view shows damage and floods due to heavy rains after an extra-tropical cyclone, in Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Diego VaraSAO PAULO, June 17 (Reuters) - At least 11 people have been killed in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul after an extra-tropical cyclone struck the region on Friday, according to the state's authorities. The storm caused torrential rains and helicopter searches are underway in flooded neighborhoods to find 20 others who have gone missing, the government of Rio Grande do Sul said in a press release. As of Friday night, Maquine, a municipality on the eastern coast, had received around a foot of rain, authorities said. We are rescuing people who are stranded, locating missing people and giving all the support to the families," he said.

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Persons: Diego Vara, Eduardo Leite, Leite, Steven Grattan, Franklin Paul Organizations: REUTERS, Diego, Diego Vara SAO PAULO, Franklin Paul Our, Thomson Locations: Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Caraa, Rio Grande