Rescuers in southeastern Brazil scramble to find people still missing after record rainfalls over the weekend caused flooding and mudslides, killing dozens
Rio-Santos highway which connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Santos is blocked by mudslides triggered by heavy rains near the Barra do Sahi beach in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao.
But the wet weather complicated the work of some 1,000 search and rescue personnel, backed by 50 vehicles, 14 helicopters and 53 engineering teams. Authorities said more than 1,730 people had been temporarily evacuated from their homes while at least 760 were left homeless. An estimated 9.5 million of Brazil's 215 million people live in areas at high risk of flooding or landslides -- often in impoverished favelas.
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