Rescue operations continue in flooded southern Brazil despite new rain
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Porto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 12, 2024
Rain continued to soak waterlogged southern Brazil on Saturday, bringing fresh misery to victims of flooding that has killed 136 people so far. "Many people see the rain and are traumatized. We've seen how scared people are," said Enio Posti, a firefighter in Porto Alegre, capital of stricken Rio Grande do Sul state. Heavy rains last week caused rivers in the agricultural state to overfl