The death toll from devastating rainfall in southeastern Brazil has risen to 40.
On Monday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, visited the affected areas in the state of Sao Paulo southeast, where floods and landslides caused by heavy rains left 40 people dead.
Brazilian President held a press conference and he said, “It is important that we work together, we have to pray for the victims, and also for the rain to stop so that we can begin reconstruction.”
The National Institute of Meteorology issued a warning of more heavy rains in the region over the next few days.
The authorities warned that the death toll is likely to rise, as 40 more people are still missing
So far, about 40 people have not been found," Michelle Cesar, chief of the fire department in Sao Paulo said.
The authorities declared a state of emergency in five coastal cities where landslides swept away the main road networks, making access extremely difficult.
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