Aerial view of flooded streets in Sao Jao community rescue operation in Porto Alegre, Brazil, May 6, 2024. Rio grande do sul was hit by heavy rain and floods. Florian Plaucheur/AFP/Getty Images CNN& mdash； New compelling satellite images shared by CNN reveal the extent of the damage caused by the floods that ravaged southern Brazil. According to the data of the civil defense department, at least 95 people were killed by heavy rains and floods in rio grande do sul, and the storms affected more than 1 million people in 385 cities.
More than 150,000 people were displaced by floods, which hit the Tagli and Caihe rivers in this area, flooding far beyond the banks.
Overview of the Guaiba River in Porto Alegre, Brazil, captured on April 21, before the area was flooded, and May 7, during floods. Maxar Technologies 
Overview of the Guaiba River in Porto Alegre, Brazil, captured on May 7, amid flooding. Maxar Technologies Satellite images show an overview of the Guaiba River in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on April 21, before the floods, and on May 7, after the area was inundated. Maxar Technologies In one of the images, from Maxar Technologies, an entire neighborhood of homes in the northern part of Porto Alegre, the state capital, lies largely underwater. Roads have turned to muddy rivers, and vast fields are brown with floodwaters. The Guaiba River in Porto Alegre, Brazil, was taken before the area was flooded on April 21st and during the flood on May 7th. One of the pictures is from Maxar Technologies, the entire residential area in the north of Porto Alegre, the capital of the state, which is mostly underwater. Roads turned into muddy rivers, and large areas of land were browned by floods.
At salgado Philo International Airport in the capital, runways and roads are completely submerged-only buildings are still on the water.
Porto Alegre's Salgado Filho International Airport before flooding. Maxar Technologies 
Porto Alegre's Salgado Filho International Airport is pictured under flood water on May 7. Maxar Technologies Porto Alegre's Salgado Filho International Airport is seen before flooding, left, and with its runways submerged under flood waters, right. Maxar Technologies The record rainfall has been linked to El Niño, a natural climate phenomenon that warms waters in the Pacific and tends to bring heavy rainfall to southern Brazil. Long-term global warming caused primarily by humans burning fossil fuels has also exacerbated extreme weather in the region. Salgado Philo International Airport in Porto Alegre before the flood. Maxar Technologies' record rainfall is related to El Niñ o, a natural climate phenomenon that warms the Pacific Ocean and often brings heavy rain to southern Brazil. Long-term global warming, mainly caused by human burning fossil fuels, has also aggravated extreme weather in the region.
Rio grande do sul is the southernmost state in Brazil. Until recently, it was a quiet agricultural area. In recent years, there have been many extreme weather events.
In the center of the capital, the 55,000-seat Gremio Arena football field was surrounded by floods and the stadium was completely submerged.
The Gremio Arena in Porto Alegre, Brazil, before flooding. Maxar Technologies 
The Gremio Arena in Porto Alegre, Brazil, is seen flooded on May 7. Maxar Technologies The Gremio Arena is seen before flooding, left, and partially submerged by floodwaters, right. Maxar Technologies The Brazilian Football Confederation postponed matches involving teams from Rio Grande do Sul until May 27. Brazilian football star Neymar Jr. posted on Instagram an image of a plane parked alongside pallets of supplies, including bottled water, which he said was from himself and his father. Before the flood, the Gremio Arena in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The Brazilian Football Federation postponed the match of Rio Grande do Sul until May 27th. Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr. posted a photo on Instagram showing a plane parked next to a pile of supplies, including bottled water, which he said he and his father gave him.
He wrote: "Our Brazil is going through a difficult period. No matter what your financial situation is, you can never help too much. What matters is what you have in mind."
Brazilian President Luiz Iná cio Lula da Silva submitted a legislative decree to Congress on Tuesday to speed up the transfer of resources to the region.
The federal government says more than 46,000 people have been rescued from the water in a large-scale operation involving about 15,000 people.
Mauricio Torres of CNNEE and Michael Rios and Julia Vargas Jones of CNN contributed to this article.