Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit south

Porto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 13, 2024

River levels rose again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed 145 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. Residents of the state of Rio Grande do Sul were bracing for more misery from the new rains, after two weeks of downpours saw rivers burst their banks, swallowing up towns and parts of the regional capital. More than tw