Storm Yakecan Brazil: Record low temperatures, death of at least two people

Brazil is experiencing these days a wave of intense cold that has left some record low temperatures and caused the death of at least two people.

The southern and southeastern regions of Brazil are the most affected by the cold wave, which left snow and frost that damaged several crops.

Snowfall to continue and temperatures to drop further.

The Federal District, just south of Brasilia, recorded its coldest temperature in history at 1.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday and Sao Paulo broke a new record with 6.6 degrees on Wednesday morning, temperatures unheard of since 1990 in Latin America’s largest city.

Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais, recorded its lowest temperature in 43 years at 4.4 degrees. And further south in Santa Catarina, tourists and locals flocked outside to see rare snowfall first-hand after the state recorded temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius for several days. Snow hasn’t hit Santa Catarina in 15 years.
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*** A rare subtropical cyclone has brought strong winds to Uruguay and southern Brazil. Earlier this week, Cyclone Yakecan struck Uruguay before moving northwards into Brazil. The storm was responsible for at least two deaths, with one man killed when a tree collapsed on his house.

In the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, a peak wind gust of 61mph was recorded. In southern Brazil, at least 200,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity.

The cyclone also allowed cold air to push unusually far northwards, with temperatures near freezing across northern Argentina, as well as the highlands in south-east Brazil on Tuesday.
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