Landslides and floods in Brazil leave over 100 dead or missing

According to the Brazilian government, over 100 people are missing or confirmed dead in the northeastern part of the country from mudslides and floods caused by recent heavy rains.

56 people were confirmed dead and over 50 were missing in the state of Pernambuco, per Brazil’s Federal Civil Defense service, which is in charge of the country’s emergency management. One other individual was confirmed dead in the neighboring state of Alagoas. The Federal Civil Defense service also said that between the two states, over 6,000 people had fled their homes and arrived at aid stations designed by the government, and more than 7,000 were seeking shelter with friends and relatives.

Sunday’s flooding was the fourth of its kind in the past five months. In late December and early January, dozens lost their lives and tens of thousands were displaced after heavy rains in Bahia, another state in northeastern Brazil. At least 18 individuals died later in January from flooding in Sao Paulo, and in February, flooding and mudslides from torrential downpours killed over 230 people in Rio de Janeiro.