Flooded streets of Rio Grande do Sul
The number of people affected by the rain in Rio Grande do Sul in the past 15 days increased to 47,271, according to data released by the Civil Defense.
- A man carries some belongings on an inflatable boat as he wades through the streets of the flooded neighborhood of Vila Rica, in Gravatai, southern Brazil, on July 21, 2015. (JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)
- Chickens and dogs stay out of the water in the flooded neighborhood of Vila Rica, in Gravatai, southern Brazil, on July 21, 2015. (JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman looks through a window of her flooded house in Villa Rica, Gravatai, Brazil, on July 21, 2015. (JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)
- A local resident carrying a television set wades along a flooded street in Villa Rica, Gravatai, Brazil, on July 21, 2015.(JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)
- A local resident at his flooded home in Villa Rica, Gravatai, Brazil, on July 21, 2015. (JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)
- A flooded street in Villa Rica, Gravatai, Brazil, on July 21, 2015. (JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)
- A local resident looks from inside his home at the flooded courtyard in Villa Rica, Gravatai, Brazil, on July 21, 2015. (JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)
- A local resident carrying a television set wades along a flooded street in Villa Rica, Gravatai, Brazil, on July 21, 2015. (JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)
- Two dogs took shelter inside a hamburgers and chips stall on a flooded street in Villa Rica, Gravatai, Brazil, on July 21, 2015. (JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)
- A couple wades through the streets of the flooded neighborhood of Vila Rica, in Gravatai, southern Brazil, on July 21, 2015.(JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)
- A couple wades through the streets of the flooded neighborhood of Vila Rica, in Gravatai, southern Brazil, on July 21, 2015. (JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)