Race against time to rescue Brazil flood victims after dozens killed

Aerial view of flooded streets at the Navegantes neighborhood in Porto Alegre, Rio da Grande do State, Brazil . PORTO ALEGRE: Authorities were racing against time on Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides that have killed more than 50 and forced nearly 70,000 to flee their homes in southern Brazil .

The water was still advancing into economically important Porto Alegre and around a hundred other localities, with increasingly dramatic consequences. "During the night on Thursday the waters began to rise very quickly," she told AFP via a WhatsApp message. Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite said his state, normally one of Brazil's most prosperous, would need a"Marshall Plan" of heavy investment to rebuild after the catastrophe.

Residential areas were underwater as far as the eye could see, with roads destroyed and bridges swept away by powerful currents.At least 300 municipalities have suffered storm damage in Rio Grande do Sul since Monday, according to local officials.Roughly a third of the displaced have been taken to shelters set up in sports centres and schools.Lula, who visited the region Thursday, blamed the disaster on climate change.

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