Rescue efforts continue in after flooding in southern Brazil
epaselect epa11346450 A woman holds a dog rescued in a flooded area in the municipality of Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, 16 May 2024. On 16 May, Brazilian rescue forces rescued several people with hypothermia who were still sheltering in their homes, amid the floods that have kept a large part of the city of Porto Alegre under water for almost two weeks. The municipality of Canoas, one of the most affected by the unprecedented flooding of the Guaíba River, has nearly 70,000 houses surrounded and flooded by water. EPA/Andre Borges
