![Wesley Santos Vehicles travel along a lateral highway restored to allow the movement of humanitarian aid for those affected by floods caused by heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Wesley Santos)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c63612d04dac4dd89c251f2fcdc96c01/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Vehicles travel along a lateral highway restored to allow the movement of humanitarian aid for those affected by floods caused by heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Wesley Santos)
![Carlos Macedo A boat navigates through a flooded street after heavy rain in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/10a35f954efb402e9b106f32b9a7c1c9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A boat navigates through a flooded street after heavy rain in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)
![Carlos Macedo People rest in a shelter after their homes were flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e4ec5dab22774646b083aa87bc5fc5a7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People rest in a shelter after their homes were flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)
![Andre Penner A drugstore employee 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/ac9de927083b4866951461a0b2fab14d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A drugstore employee 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)
![Carlos Macedo A firefighter carries a girl rescued from an area flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/37a582b08a064d108c2185e275c77f0c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A firefighter carries a girl rescued from an area flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)
![Andre Penner A man rows a boat on a street flooded by heavy rains, in Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/79ce7031a4ce456b9c910f3ac06219e7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man rows a boat on a street flooded by heavy rains, in Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)