Grab from a handout video released by the Sao Paulo Civil Defense showing the flooded Taquari river bridge, which is part of the BR-396 highway that connects the cities of Lajeado and Estrela, in the region of Vale do Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil on May 6, 2024. Though rains may have abated, floodwaters continued their assault on southern Brazil, with hundreds of municipalities in ruins amid fears that food and drinking water may soon run out. Since the unprecedented deluge started last week, at least 83 people have died and 129,000 were ejected from their homes by floods and mudslides in Rio Grande do Sul state, authorities said. (Photo by Handout / Sao Paulo Civil Defense / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SAO PAULO CIVIL DEFENSE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS