Brazil: Death toll from heavy rains reaches 100 with ‘high risk’ of more flooding

Aerial view of the flooded port area of Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil on Wednesday. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP via GettyThe death toll from heavy rains that swamped Rio Grande do Sul in recent days has climbed to 100, local civil defence said on Wednesday, as Brazil ’s southernmost state braces for more rain in coming hours and days.

Brazil's national centre for natural disasters said on Tuesday that the southern area of the state was under “high risk” of more floods on Wednesday, with rainfall expected to restart. Although it is not expected to be significant in volume terms, water levels are already high in many places, and the soil saturated.

Government officials reiterated that help was coming for Rio Grande do Sul, with the federal government saying it would soon announce credit lines to assist companies, farmers, cities and the state government.

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