‘Everyone is scared’: flood-hit Porto Alegre braces for another El Niño
Two years after southern Brazil’s worst climate disaster ravaged the city, and with poor areas still recovering, many fear official neglect has left them exposed once againIn the backstreets of Porto Alegre, a state capital in southern Brazil, you can still see signs of the devastating flood that swept through the city two years ago: scattered debris, waterlogged homes and destroyed businesses.In May 2024, flooding killed 183 people in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and displaced more than
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