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Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil's south, where many who remain are poor
![Carlos Macedo Residents rest in a makeshift shelter for people whose homes were flooded by heavy rains, in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ad9052e8efad4da19a66e9459db80b9a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Residents rest in a makeshift shelter for people whose homes were flooded by heavy rains, in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)
![Andre Penner Volunteers gather in order to help residents evacuate from an area flooded by heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/526a047f9aa543fca85de3ba3c8577ba/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Volunteers gather in order to help residents evacuate from an area flooded by heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
![Andre Penner Drugstore employees recover items after a flood due to heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b1362fce184d4bdd8ef0833c953e9f3a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Drugstore employees recover items after a flood due to heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
![Andre Penner Residents row a boat in a flooded street after heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d96228fcb4db4a9392d86bc3c660c7e2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Residents row a boat in a flooded street after heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
![Andre Penner Hens stand on the roof of a flooded home after heavy rain in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c8a1afd46c9345d78ab77972e203da57/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Hens stand on the roof of a flooded home after heavy rain in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
![Andre Penner Residents row a boat in a flooded street after heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ac23fdfb8c904f0db569242bedf3e88f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Residents row a boat in a flooded street after heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
![Andre Penner Residents row a boat in a flooded street after heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0b1faaffedb14bec8a3d0a38d3cf1f22/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Residents row a boat in a flooded street after heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
![Andre Penner Residents rest in a makeshift shelter for people whose homes were flooded by heavy rains, in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a3d3dc0f74ec497f918090212838674a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Residents rest in a makeshift shelter for people whose homes were flooded by heavy rains, in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)