Just today on the south-east of Brazil at least 50 people were killed, due to floods and mudslides, caused by local drenchers. The majority of this number died in Rio de Janeiro, where whole settlements have been washed away by water streams. Almost 15 000 people are forced to abandon their living places. Some regions of Brazil are in the state of emergency.

Yet another cat myth from the mysterious Orient is that of the Korat, a blue grey cat. They were originally called Si-Suwat, meaning "grey cat". However they were later renamed by King Ramu V of Siam after their region of origin. Their blue-grey colour resembles a rain cloud, and these cats are used in ritual processions meant to bring rain to the fields. This is what a local poet had to say about them: "The hairs are smooth with roots like clouds, and tips like silver, and eyes that shine

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