Americares is responding to major flooding that has engulfed entire cities in the northern part of the Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul.  Over the last two weeks at least 161 people have been killed, with 82 still missing, state authorities said on May 22. More than 600,000 people were forced from their homes, including tens of thousands who remain in shelters. Americares is offering emergency funding to support mobile medical teams and distribute relief supplies to help those impacted by this crisis.