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RECIFE, Brazil: President Jair Bolsonaro sent his condolences on Monday (May 30) to the families of 91 people who died in torrential rains in northeastern Brazil, a

Releasing an updated toll, authorities said 26 people remained missing in the region around the city of Recife, where days of downpours triggered flooding and landslides that swept up virtually everything in their path.

He recalled a string of devastating floods in Brazil that have killed hundreds of people in recent months, which experts say are being aggravated by climate change. "The forecast is for more rain in the coming days. We urge people to respect the alerts issued by the authorities" and evacuate if necessary, the minister added.

Dozens of emergency workers are still digging through the ocean of muck, as clean-up crews in yellow uniforms clear the streets, slowly working their way through the wreckage, an AFP photographer said. "Unfortunately these tragedies happen, a country the size of a continent has its share of problems," Bolsonaro said Monday.

 

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