Flood evacuations near 70,000 in Brazil amid surging death toll

Nearly 70,000 people have been forced from their homes amid deadly flooding, mudslides and torrential storms in southern Brazil, with the major city of Porto Alegre particularly hard-hit, the country's civil defence agency has said.

The toll did not include two people who died in an explosion at a flooded gas station in Porto Alegre, witnessed by an AFP journalist, where rescue crews were attempting to refuel. The Guaiba River, which flows through the city, is at a historic high of 5.04 meters , well above the 4.76 meters that had stood as a record since the devastating 1941 floods.

In addition to the 69,200 residents forced from their homes, the civil defence also said more than a million people lacked access to potable water amid the flooding, describing the damage as incalculable.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.

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