Fresh rains pound Brazil's flood-hit south as evacuations double

Porto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 10, 2024

The skies opened once again Friday in southern Brazil, offering little respite for those whose homes have been swallowed by floodwaters, while the number of people forced to evacuate doubled in 24 hours. Residents of the state of Rio Grande do Sul were bracing for a weekend of heavy rainfall, hitting just as waters that turned city streets into rivers had begun to subside. The deluge -