On the outskirts of Eldorado do Sul, people are sleeping on the roadside and going hungry.
Devastating floods across the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have left at least 90 people dead, dozens missing, thousands homeless, and desperate survivors seeking food and basic supplies.
“We’ve been without food for three days and we’ve only just got this blanket. I’m with people I don’t even know, I don’t know where my family is,” said a young man who gave his name as Ricardo Junior. The state’s Civil Defence agency said the death toll had risen to 90 on Tuesday with another four deaths being investigated, while 131 people were still unaccounted for and 155,000 homeless.
Residents faced empty supermarket shelves and closed petrol stations, with shops rationing sales of mineral water. The city distributed water in trucks to hospitals and shelters.The floods have also impacted water and electricity services, with more than 1.4 million affected overall, according to Civil Defence.Almost half a million people were without power in the capital and outlying towns as electricity companies cut off supplies in flooded neighbourhoods for security reasons.
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