This handout photo released by the Porto Alegre City Hall (PMPA) shows residents of Pintada Island being removed from a flooded area with a backhoe, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, on May 2, 2024. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday visited the country's south where floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains have killed 29 people, with the toll expected to rise. Authorities in Rio Grande do Sul have declared a state of emergency as rescuers continue to search for dozens of people reported missing among the ruins of collapsed homes, bridges and roads. (Photo by César LOPEZ / PMPA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PMPA / CESAR LOPES" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS