Landslides and floods caused by heavy rains have killed more than 80 people in the northeastern part of the largest country South America.
Showers in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco have caused landslides and floods that have already killed dozens of people, and more than fifty are missing.
As reported on Sunday, May 29, Globo TV channel, citing the governor of the region, Paulo Camara, the death toll has risen to 84.
State authorities continue to search for 56 more people who are considered missing.
< p>It is also reported that 25 local residents were injured and more than 4,000 were left homeless.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on his Twitter that on Monday morning will be in Recife – the capital of Pernambuco, heavily affected by the destructive elements. Heads of several ministries are working in the region to coordinate the efforts of the federal government.
Showers have not stopped in the city of Recife and its environs for several days now. A state of emergency has been declared in the state capital and 13 other municipalities in the region.
Recall that earlier a powerful hurricane swept through the west of Germany in the cities of Paderborn and Lippstadt. Local authorities report at least 40 injured, ten of them seriously injured.
