In Photos : Floods devastate Brazil

Aerial view shows a flooded city center after people were evacuated in Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 5

Heavy rains have battered Brazil since late April, causing historic floods that have killed over 150 people, while nearly 100 residents are still missing and more than 500,000 have been displaced.

A view of flooded streets in Canoas, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 6

A view of the flooded Beira-Rio stadium, home of the Sport Club Internacional in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7

A drone view shows a flooded street in downtown Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 13

Rescue workers driving a boat at a flooded street in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7

A drone view shows an airplane sitting on a flooded runway at the airport in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 17

A drone view shows a flooded city center after people were evacuated in Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 5

The flooded area around the historic market in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7

(with inputs from Reuters)

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