Too much water, and not enough: Brazil's flooded south struggles to access basic goods

Too much water, and not enough: Brazil's flooded south struggles to access basic goods

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More than 80% of residents in Brazil's southern city of Porto Alegre don't have running water one week after major flooding. The floods have left at least 90 people dead and more than 130 missing. Five of the city’s six water treatment facilities aren’t working. Porto Alegre Mayor Sebastião Melo pleaded on Tuesday with residents to comply with his water rationing decree. Melo ordered the rationing of potable water indefinitely. Melo’s decree says running water should be used exclusively for “essential consumption.” Local shops have also been short on water supplies. More rain is expected in Rio Grande do Sul state into next week.

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