Cyclone Yakecan batters Uruguay and Brazil
At least two people are dead and hundreds of thousands have been left without electricity.
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At least two people are dead and hundreds of thousands have been left without electricity.
SAO PAULO -- In Rio de Janeiro, bold swimmers have been discouraged from diving into the cold ocean, while Sao Paulo authorities had to open up subway stations to accommodate homeless people as Brazil's south experienced unusually low temperatures on Friday.
Analysis: Another week of extremes with peaks pushing 40C in Spain and a rare subtropical cyclone in Uruguay and Brazil
Coats and scarves have come out prematurely in Brazil, as the south of the tropical country experiences a record-breaking cold spell.
A month before the official onset of winter, Brazil is hit by an extreme cold spell. The authorities warn of the dangerous consequences for the homeless and the harvest.