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River levels are on the rise again in the flood-stricken Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul after more heavy rains on the weekend.

The Taquari and Caí rivers have burst their banks and are causing fresh flooding in the interior of the state.

More than half a million people have been displaced from their homes and 147 are confirmed to have died in the floods.

Rescue workers continue to search for people who are missing.

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[-] VicentAdultman@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I live in one of the cities affected by the flood caused by excessive raining. Half of my city was underwater, the water was 6 meters high where my relatives live. If some of you want to see real scenes, search for "Canoas" or "Porto Alegre" around beware of potential choking images.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 points 5 months ago

That's awful. I hope people you know are safe and that communities comes together to help everyone.

That's a ridiculous high flood level. Just nearly incomprehensible.

[-] VicentAdultman@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

We are all safe now, thanks. My relatives were rescued on boats by the community. The government as a whole (city, state and federal) started doing some action when almost everyone was safe.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah. I'm not hearing the rallying call for this that I would hope to from the world to help. I'm not sure what the government response looks like from your side but from a global perspective it's oddly quiet.

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