Rescue effort continues as death toll in Brazil floods climbs to 78

Headline: Le Monde (English)

Authorities report over 78 fatalities and expect the death toll to increase while dozens of people are still missing.
CNBC
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and key cabinet members arrived Sunday in the country’s south where record-breaking floods have shut down a main airport and submerged neighborhoods, leaving dozens dead and many others missing.
The Gazette
Another 155 people have been injured with 103 still missing, while 107,600 people have been evacuated to safety in 334 of the state's 496 cities.
XinhuaNet
In Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul state, residents stood on rooftops hoping to be rescued as others in canoes or small boats navigated streets that have become rivers.
Hürriyet Daily News

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