Heavy rains return to southern Brazil, flooding even higher ground in Porto Alegre

Rescue workers evacuate a woman and her pet from a flooded area at Cavalhada neighborhood, after heavy rains in Porto Alegre, May 23, 2024. REUERS/Diego vara

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) - Heavy rains once again pounded parts of Brazil's southernmost state on Thursday, ruining days-long clean-up efforts and flooding areas which had previously been untouched in Rio Grande do Sul's capital city of Porto Alegre.

Record flooding over the past month has killed 163 people and displaced around 600,000 more. Another 64 people are still missing.