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From , an insight into May’s devastating floods in Brazil

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More than 450 municipalities in southern Brazil were flooded in early May, and many continue to be underwater. The historic disaster killed 163 people, with many still missing, and injured more than 800.

Besides extremely elevated rainfall, global warming and recent population growth in vulnerable areas might have contributed to the floods. “In the last decade, we’ve been seeing an elevated rate of paving,” said Luciano Zasso, a geography professor. “That leads to the removal of the natural vegetation that protect the rivers from overflowing.”

Floods left planes stranded on the tarmac of Porto Alegre’s international airport. The airport lobby was completely flooded. The water engulfed two soccer arenas in Porto Alegre. In one, almost three feet of water soaked the field.

Conditions are unlikely to improve until June and could worsen.