New storms batter south Brazil, already reeling from deadly floods

(10 May 2024)
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Porto Alegre, Brazil - 10 May 2024
1. Various of people using boats to access houses in flooded street as it rains
2. Chickens on rooftop of house submerged by water
3. Truck being used as shelter for displaced people parked on highway
4. Pan of road to displaced people inside truck
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Elvis Oliveira, 46, driver:
“We expect, if it remains, in around 10 days to try to reach our homes, seeing how the water is behaving. It still needs to lower almost two meters so we can get there.”
6. Water leak in truck
7. Anderson Konrath and other displaced lying on makeshift bed
8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Anderson Konrath, 33, displaced:
“An uncle of mine was homeless and I think he did not escape because he’s still missing.”
9. Couple in tent in front of their car with makeshift stove
10. Various of gas cylinders floating in floodwater
STORYLINE:
The state of Rio Grande do Sul was once again experiencing storms on Friday and the rainfall in the river basins could further aggravate the flooding that has already left 116 people dead.
More than 240,000 people have been displaced, and much of the region has been isolated by the floodwaters.
Displaced people are getting together in cars, tents, and trucks on highways in the capital Porto Alegre.
The house of the driver Elvis Oliveira was covered by water a week ago. Since then, he and some neighbors are sleeping in his truck positioned in a place where they can see their houses.
They share a makeshift kitchen where they spent most of the time as they wait for the water level to drop.
Although it's a catastrophic situation, they say they are happy to be alive.
In Porto Alegre, about 13,000 people are in 153 shelters around the city.
Authorities in southern Brazil are rushing to rescue survivors as more heavy rain is expected in the state into the weekend.
AP Video shot by Lucas Dumphreys
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Lifes jackets. Boats.