People wade through an area flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
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A military police carries water bottles for flood victims after heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
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View of an area flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
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A street is flooded after heavy rain in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
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A woman, cradling a dog, wades through a street flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
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People wade through an area flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
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A woman is rescued from an area flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.