Porto Alegre merchants faced robberies and millions of dollars in losses due to floods

Porto Alegre (Brazil), May 13 (EFE), (Images: John Martin). – The center of the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, usually bustling, presents a desolate scene with few pedestrians, closed shops and traders desperate for millions. -Dollar losses and thefts associated with floods. Images: Flood resources in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Statements from Juliano Sobrosa and Callana Bones (both in Portuguese): Sobrosa – “My store is King’s Moda. We have two in the center. Here one was flooded and the other one had just a little bit of water. Now it subsides It had increased a little bit; its level has now decreased in metres, meters and altitude, but the trend is to go up further.” – “A little water has entered the underground here. We had to remove everything from below.” – “We found a truck yesterday with a few clothes in it, because there was no room. If you looked there, there was nothing. The water had risen a little, but now it is down because the store is higher than other places. Bones: – “Everything you see is in disarray because we took it from below.” Keywords: afe, international, brazil, flood, porto alegre