The number of flood victims caused by spillful rains in Brazil increased to 107.
As the Civil Defense Department reported, another 136 people are listed in the lists of missing.
Large-scale showers covered the staff of Ri-Grandi-Do-Sul in the south of the country last week.
374 victims were delivered to state hospitals, search and rescue work continues.
According to local media, thousands of people are still not provided with electricity and Internet. There are fears that the number of dead will continue to increase.
On May third, the Governor of Eduardo Leita announced an extreme situation lasting 180 days.
“We are experiencing an extremely exceptional situation. This is not a critical event, but the most destructive in the history of the state,” said the governor.
Brazilian President Luis Inasio Lula da Silva, who twice visited the disaster area, promised that the authorities would restore the region.