AID DISTRIBUTION
Water levels in the state’s Guaiba River, which runs through Porto Alegre, reached historic levels this week.
On Saturday morning, they fell to 4.59 meters, the lowest level since May 3, before climbing again, provincial authorities said.
In Porto Alegre, which is home to 1.4 million people, rescuers and volunteers continued distributing food, drinking water, medicine and clothing despite the rain.
With water supplies still cut, bottles of clean drinking water were a scarce commodity in Porto Alegre, while tanker trucks deliver to shelters and hospitals.
In the devastated town of Eldorado do Sul, boats passed through the flooded streets, carrying food to those who refuse to leave their homes, fearing looting.
Elsewhere, trucks were pumping the muddy floodwaters from the streets and buildings.
In recent months, Brazil has been hit by historic floods, record-breaking forest fires, unprecedented heat waves and drought.
