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Pictured: Encantado residents try to rescue their belongings near a flooded area close to the Taquari River.
Numerous vehicles were damaged by the floods in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul.
More than 88,000 people had to leave their homes and move to shelters.
A man can be seen standing in front of a flooded road near the Taquari River in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul.
Pictured: a woman carries two cats as heavy rain falls in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul.
Rescue workers are seen standing by a flooded area near the Taquari River in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul.
Numerous roads across the state were affected by the floods. This one is located in Lajeado.
People are seen walking on the roof of a house in a flooded area in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul.
Around 16,000 people took refuge in shelters. This one is located in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul state.
Floods had previously affected the state in July, September, and November 2023.
People look at a road destroyed by the floods at Roca Sales in Rio Grande do Sul.
Over 300 millimeters (11.8 inches) of rain fell in some areas of the state in less than one week.
A man points to the devastation caused by the strong flood currents.
A church in Roca Sales, Rio Grande do Sul, after being devastated by the floods.
Here, a woman and her dogs are rescued in Porto Alegre and wrapped in an emergency blanket on May 4.
People are seen being rescued in Porto Alegre on May 4.
Here, people wait to be rescued on the roof of a house in Canoas.
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A man is rescued by military firefighters in Canoas. Several people were left isolated, without access to communication.
Porto Alegre city center was evacuated due to the floods. An aerial image shows the empty and flooded city center streets.
Canoas resident Julio Manichesque walks on one of the few dry places: the roof of his house.
The municipality of Canoas was heavily affected by the floods.
Pictured: a number of people are rescued in Canoas on May 5.
"We need to stop running behind disasters. We need to see in advance what calamities might happen and we need to work," Lula told journalists after visiting the area.
People waded through dirty flood waters in Canoas on May 5.
A man looks at the flooded area around his home in Canoas in Rio Grande do Sul state.
The Guaíba River reached a record level of 5.33 meters (17.5 feet), which broke the previous record from 1941 when the water level rose 4.76 meters (15.6 feet).
This shop was completely destroyed by the flash floods in Jacarezinho, Rio Grande do Sul.
A man walks by a farm destroyed by the flash floods.
A bird's eye-view of the flooded city center in Porto Alegre, the capital city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
A drone view of the flooded neighborhood of Mathias Velho in Canoas. Boats with volunteers can be seen searching for people who became isolated in their homes.
A lone dog swims through the deep floodwater in Humaita, Porto Alegre, on May 8. Great efforts are being made all over the state to rescue both stranded humans and animals.
A car rental business near the airport is submerged to an incredible depth.
These shocking satellite images show an area of Porto Alegre before the flooding, on April 21 (top), compared to after the flooding on May 6 (bottom).
A drone view shows the flooded Beira-Rio stadium in Porto Alegre on May 7.
The Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre drowning in floodwater on May 7, with a lone stranded plane left out on the flooded tarmac
The state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil has been hit by torrential rains since the end of April. Most recently, the Taquari and Caí rivers burst their banks causing major flooding in the interior of the state. The devastating floods have killed at least 147, increasing from 75 deaths in the first round of flooding. The floods have led to electricity and communication cuts, collapsed bridges and dams, submerged roads, destroyed homes, and caused landslides across the state. It's estimated that more than half a million people have been displaced by the disaster. Hundreds more are injured or missing.
The rain is set to continue causing greater concern for the state's capital city, Porto Alegre. Both the overflowing Taquari and Caí rivers run into the Guaiba River, which has already caused massive flooding in the city.
Click on to see images of the devastating Brazilian floods.
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The state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil has been hit by torrential rains since the end of April. Most recently, the Taquari and Caí rivers burst their banks causing major flooding in the interior of the state. The devastating floods have killed at least 147, increasing from 75 deaths in the first round of flooding. The floods have led to electricity and communication cuts, collapsed bridges and dams, submerged roads, destroyed homes, and caused landslides across the state. It's estimated that more than half a million people have been displaced by the disaster. Hundreds more are injured or missing.
The rain is set to continue causing greater concern for the state's capital city, Porto Alegre. Both the overflowing Taquari and Caí rivers run into the Guaiba River, which has already caused massive flooding in the city.
Click on to see images of the devastating Brazilian floods.