Spoiled corn and soy, dogs in makeshift shelter: Photos reflect Brazil floods devastation as over 100 dead

Over 100 dead in severe floods
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Over 100 dead in severe floods

As rescue efforts persist and authorities assess the cost of recovery, the death toll from severe flooding in southern Brazil has climbed to 107, according to civil defense officials. (Photo: AFP)

Several people missing
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Several people missing

As of Friday, 136 people are missing, and over 165,000 have been evacuated from destroyed residences and rescued via boats and helicopters. (Photo: AFP)

Damage to infrastructure
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Damage to infrastructure

The floods have destroyed infrastructure and bridges, blocking access to Porto Alegre. (Photo: AFP)

Horse rescue
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Horse rescue

Emergency responders rescued a horse that had been stranded on a rooftop for forty-eight hours in a severely affected town. The horse was seen balancing on the roof of a farmhouse near Canoas, a northern town of Porto Alegre. Firefighters safely secured the animal and transported it to safety using a Zodiac inflatable boat. (Photo: AFP)

Dog shelter
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Dog shelter

Hundreds of volunteers have established a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned warehouse without a roof in the Brazilian city of Canoas, which has been heavily affected by floods since last week,. They provide care and nourishment to sick, hungry, or injured dogs with the aim of reuniting them with their owners. (Photo: AP)

Heavy damage to crops
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Heavy damage to crops

Severe weather in southern Brazil, particularly Rio Grande do Sul, during the corn and soy harvests caused widespread destruction. Heavy downpours have flooded large areas farmland.


AgResource cut the corn harvest of Rio Grande do Sul by around 830,000 tons. The devastating floods are also expected to cause farmers to lose an estimated 1.32 million metric tons of soybeans. (Photo: Reuters)

Field hospital for aid
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Field hospital for aid

A field hospital was established on the BR-116 highway in Eldorado do Sul, Brazil. Teams worked urgently to provide aid to communities devastated by floods in southern Brazil before new storms were forecasted to hit the region. This natural disaster, the most severe in the history of Rio Grande do Sul, has impacted around 400 municipalities, resulting in at least 107 fatalities and hundreds of injuries. (Photo: AFP)

Donation packages for victims
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Donation packages for victims

Brazilian Air Force soldiers unloaded a truck with donations to be be sent to flood victims in Rio Grande do Sul at Brasilia Air Base, Brazil on May 10. (Photo: AFP)

Looting at night
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Looting at night

Reports of nighttime looting have surfaced amidst the disaster leaving supermarket shelves empty. (Photo: AFP)

More rainfall predicted
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More rainfall predicted

More rainfall is predicted in the upcoming days, heightening concerns that water levels will continue to rise in the flooded state capital of Porto Alegre and the surrounding town, where streets have transformed into rivers. (Photo: AFP)

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