00:00 Floods in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre in Brazil have brought with it a spat of crimes.
00:09 Police personnel have been conducting patrols in the affected areas where floodwaters were
00:13 still slow to subside.
00:15 They were inspecting homes and other premises in the city to maintain law and order.
00:20 Media reports said over 40 people had been arrested for looting, robberies and other
00:25 crimes.
00:26 "The urban area of the city is covered, so there are difficulties.
00:32 We have been conducting patrols and police in difficult areas for the first few days
00:40 with boats and water motorbikes to give an answer to the Gaúcho community.
00:49 With the presence of boats, the police will reduce the thefts and robberies that were
01:01 occurring.
01:02 So there is a decrease in police presence in these areas of difficult access."
01:10 Meanwhile two Brazilian athletes said they are giving up their dream to compete in the
01:14 Paris Olympic Games and they are staying at home to help with rescue efforts.
01:18 "Me and Evaldo talked a lot and we decided to open the world to the Olympics and focus
01:27 our energies here in Rio Grande do Sul, in our state, to help our families and friends."
01:34 "In addition to the water taking entire homes, it also took some dreams.
01:40 It was a dream of mine, a dream of Pedro, a dream of everyone who works with us, to be
01:46 able to participate in this Olympic Games, in our category, which is the last category
01:52 to be dismissed in Paris.
01:53 It is the end of the weightlifting, we dreamed a lot about it, but it is part of the game."
02:01 The massive flood that hit the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul two weeks ago has killed
02:06 143 people so far, and another 125 remain unaccounted for.
02:13 More than 538,000 people have been displaced by the flood.
02:17 Authorities said they expect more rainfall on Monday with the risk of water rising once
02:21 again.
02:21 "We are not going to let this happen again.
02:28 We are going to continue to work together to make sure that we are not the only ones
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