Floodwaters
continued to deluge parts of Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul on Thursday, May 2, prompting
rescues.On Wednesday evening, Governor Eduardo Leite
declared a “state of calamity” due to the flooding which by Thursday had left 13 people dead, according to the local
government.This video posted by Roséli Rodrigues on Wednesday shows floods inundating a street in the Santa Maria region. Credit: Roséli Rodrigues via Storyful