Death toll rises to at least 46 after Brazilian floods

Catering rain falls slamming southeast Brazil, now killing at least 46 people. Entire roads washed away in the downpours. Donations now rushing into the state of São Paulo as hundreds of rescue workers continue searching for survivors. Landslides and flooding followed the huge weekend deluge. São Paulo's governor saying in a statement that nearly 800 people are left homeless and at least 1700 are now displaced. President Luis Inácio Lula de Silva, flying over affected areas with cabinet ministers, pledging to help construct new houses in safer places. Survivors and the bodies of landslide victims airlifted by the military out of the flood zones.

One woman describing her harrowing journey on the ground, saying the water was like an avalanche when it reached her building, thanking God she and her family were able to survive. Nearby in the state of São Paulo, Brazil's carnival celebrations which take place around this time of the year were cancelled due to the destruction. Officials expecting the death toll to continue rising with more than three dozen people still unaccounted for. Locals remain hopeful. The area took on more than 23 inches of rain, the highest ever cumulative amount according to the Brazilian government. President Lula, who campaigned on environmental issues, now urging the government to restore infrastructure facilities damaged in the landslides. Thanks for watching our YouTube channel.

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