“It's terrible. There are people who lost everything and the water is still rising”: the story of two Argentines trapped in Porto Alegre

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“It's terrible. There are people who lost everything and the water is still rising”: the story of two Argentines trapped in Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, the largest city and capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, is one of the most popular destinations chosen by hundreds of Argentine tourists each year to take a break. But now, the charm of the city was covered by water due to devastating floods, considered the largest climatic catastrophe in the region, leaving so far 75 dead and 88,000 people displaced.