Brazil floods leave 150,000 homeless, scores dead or missing

A drone view of the flooded Beira-Rio stadium home of the Sport Club Internacional in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara

ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (Reuters) -Rescuers rushed to evacuate people stranded by devastating floods across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday, with at least 90 dead, thousands left homeless, and desperate survivors seeking food and basic supplies.

On the outskirts of Eldorado do Sul, 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) from the state capital of Porto Alegre, many people were sleeping on the roadside and told Reuters they were going hungry. Entire families were leaving on foot, carrying belongings in backpacks and shopping carts.