PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – The skies opened once again on Friday in southern Brazil, offering little respite for those whose homes have been swallowed by floodwaters, while the number of people forced to evacuate doubled in 24 hours.
Residents of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul were bracing for a weekend of heavy rainfall, hitting just as the waters that turned city streets into rivers had begun to subside.The deluge — which experts link to climate change exacerbated by the El Niño weather phenomenon — has affected almost 2 million people, leaving 126 dead and 756 injured. NOT OVER YET An aerial view of the flood-struck town of Mucum in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state on May 10, 2024.
In the devastated town of Eldorado do Sul, boats pass through the flooded streets, carrying food to those who refuse to leave their homes, fearing looting.Katiane Mello waited for a boat to take her to check on her home, which she fled a week ago when the Guaiba River overflowed and waters rose to the second floor of the house where she lived with her husband and 5-year-old daughter.'We lost our source of livelihood — our store. And the house...
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