Rescue operations continue in Brazil

By Agence France-Presse

May 13, 2024 12:20 am

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Rains continued to drench flooded southern Brazil on Saturday, bringing fresh misery to victims of flooding that has killed 136 people so far.

'Many people see the rain and are traumatized. We've seen how scared people are,' said Enio Posti, a firefighter in Porto Alegre, capital of stricken Rio Grande do Sul state.

NONSTOP DOWNPOUR Heavy rains batter Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on May 10, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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