Residents of southern Brazil clean their homes after floodwaters had receded
epa11364728 A woman camps by the roadside in an area affected by the floods in the city of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 23 May 2024. Residents in southern Brazil began cleaning their homes in cities and neighborhoods where river levels have dropped, almost three weeks after the onset of unprecedented flooding. In Porto Alegre, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the Guaiba River dropped to 3.90 meters still 90 centimeters above flood level, but a significant reduction from the record 5.35 meters reached in early May. EPA/Daniel Marenco
