Reports of crime in flood-hit southern Brazil, as death toll reaches 143

Flooding in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul State brought with it a series of crimes including robberies and looting, according to authorities.

The flooding was a result of heavy rain that began less than two weeks ago. More rain fell on Sunday and further rainfall is expected on Monday.

Police have been conducting patrols in flooded areas that were difficult to access, authorities said. Reuters was able to follow on one of these nightly rounds on Sunday and observed heavily armed police inspecting abandoned houses and a looted petrol station.

The death toll from the heavy rains rose to 143, up from 136 the day before, the local civil defense government body said on Sunday.
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