A drone view shows an airplane stranded on a flooded runway at the airport in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 17 May 2024. Photo: Adriano Machado / REUTERS
A drone view shows an airplane stranded on a flooded runway at the airport in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 17 May 2024. Photo: Adriano Machado / REUTERS

24 May 2024 (Reuters) – Heavy rains have battered Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state since late April 2024, causing historic floods that have killed over 150 people, while nearly 100 residents are still missing and more than 500,000 have been displaced, official data shows. [more]

Aerial view of flooded houses in Canoas, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 6 May 2024. Photo: Amanda Perobelli / REUTERS
Aerial view of flooded houses in Canoas, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 6 May 2024. Photo: Amanda Perobelli / REUTERS
A drone view shows houses in the flooded area next to the Taquari River during heavy rains in the city of Encantado in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1 May 2024. Photo: Diego Vara / REUTERS
A drone view shows houses in the flooded area next to the Taquari River during heavy rains in the city of Encantado in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1 May 2024. Photo: Diego Vara / REUTERS

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Stunning aerial photos show devastating scale of flooding in Brazil