SAO PAULO, Feb 23 (NNN-CMA) – The death toll in south-east Brazil’s flood-ravaged Sao Paulo state, rose to 48, as rescuers continued to search for missing people, local authorities said, yesterday.
Sao Paulo’s state government said, 47 victims were in the municipality of Sao Sebastiao, and one was in Ubatuba.
Some 40 people are still missing, and most are believed to be buried under a mountain of mud, left by landslides in the state.
According to the government, three children have been rescued, and 28 people, including six children, have remained hospitalised since Sunday.
The coastal region, one of the state’s top tourism destinations, was battered in 24 hours, by twice as much rain as Feb typically receives.
Brazil’s Navy has set up a mobile port in the area, 190 km north-east of the city of Sao Paulo, to allow the numerous tourists stranded by impassable roads to leave.– NNN-CMA
