Tales of horror in flood-battered southern Brazil

  • 5 months ago
Tales of horror in flood-battered southern Brazil

Rescue teams and residents navigate the flooded streets in Brazil's Porto Alegre after an unprecedented deluge hit the city. The rain has abated, but hundreds of municipalities are in ruins amid fears that food and drinking water may soon run out.

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Transcript
00:00They left before us, and we preferred to stay until what happened, until what happened.
00:28We left because the firemen arrived and started talking about the structure of the condominium,
00:32so we thought it was better to leave for safety.
00:41I was on the last floor of my daughter's house, and I saw death ahead.
00:48It's very sad, my daughter.
00:58People who are there usually don't want to leave,
01:17because they are afraid of being looted, of not having anywhere to go,
01:20so they prefer to stay at home.
01:22Then we can't force them.
01:25The situation is really like a horror movie.
01:29People on the edge of the asphalt, on a mattress lying on the floor,
01:34sleeping there with what they have, what's left, a fridge.
01:54Thank you very much.

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