Dams strain as water, death toll keep rising in south Brazil

Sao Sebastiao Do Cai, Brazil (AFP) May 4, 2024

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 on Friday, officials said, as they warned of worse to come. As the rain kept beating down, rescuers in boats and planes searched for scores of people reported missing among the ruins of collapsed homes, bridges and roads. Rising water levels in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were stra