Photos: Deadly Flooding in Southern Brazil

For more than a week now, torrential rainfall in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has swollen rivers, triggered landslides, and caused widespread flooding. More than 90 deaths have been blamed on the flooding, with another 130 people listed as missing. Rescue efforts continue across the state and in the hard-hit city of Porto Alegre. The intense rains have abated for the moment, but flooding rivers continue to rise downstream, forcing thousands to seek shelter and assistance.

A view of the flooded Mario Quintana Cultural Center, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on May 5, 2024. #

Floodwater from the overflowing Jacuí River passes through a neighborhood in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on May 3, 2024. #

Residents observe a flooded street at the city center of São Sebastião do Caí, Brazil, on May 2, 2024. #

An aerial view of flooded areas in Encantado city, Brazil, seen on May 1, 2024 #

Residents remain inside an army truck after being rescued at the city center of São Sebastião do Caí on May 2, 2024. #

An aerial view of the flooded Beira-Rio stadium, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on May 7, 2024 #

A boat navigates a flooded street after heavy rain in Canoas, Brazil, on May 8, 2024. #

Smoke rises after an explosion at a flooded petrol station in Porto Alegre on May 4, 2024. #

Rescue-team members guide an inflatable boat through the flooded streets as rescue efforts continue at the Menino Deus neighborhood on May 7, 2024, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. #

A flood-damaged house in the Sarandi neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Brazil, seen on May 3, 2024. #

Locals try to beat two men, arrested by the police, who were allegedly robbing houses, following flooding due to heavy rains in the Sarandi neighborhood of Porto Alegre, on May 6, 2024. #

Aerial view of flooded streets during a rescue operation in the Sarandi neighborhood on May 5, 2024 #

Flood evacuees stay in a shelter set up in a state gymnasium in Porto Alegre on May 4, 2024. #

Floodwater covers part of the center of Porto Alegre on May 6, 2024. #

Partially submerged vehicles sit in a flooded parking lot in Porto Alegre on May 6, 2024. #

A man paddles a board among others in a flooded neighborhood in Porto Alegre on May 6, 2024. #

An aerial view of the flooded Grêmio Arena, in Porto Alegre, seen on May 5, 2024 #

An aerial view of a flooded area, including an amusement park, in Canoas, a municipality north of Porto Alegre, taken on May 7, 2024 #

A woman cradling a dog wades through a street flooded after heavy rain in Porto Alegre on May 6, 2024. #

Locals move in boats following flooding in Porto Alegre, seen on May 6, 2024. #