The death toll from floods hammering northeast Brazil rose to 20 on Monday, as the governor of Bahia state declared it the worst disaster in the state's history and rescuers braced for more rain in the coming days.
Leonardo Benassatto and Sergio QueirozITABUNA, Brazil - The death toll from floods hammering northeast Brazil rose to 20 on Monday, as the governor of Bahia state declared it the worst disaster in the state's history and rescuers braced for more rain in the coming days.
Rescue workers patrolled in small dinghies around the city of Itabuna, in southern Bahia, plucking residents from their homes, including some who escaped through second-floor windows."Unfortunately, we're living through the worst disaster that has ever occurred in the history of Bahia," he wrote. "It's difficult to maneuver even with jet skis," he said. "Rescue teams had to retreat in certain moments."
Newspaper O Globo, citing a state firefighting official, said that authorities are monitoring an additional 10 dams for any signs they may collapse.
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