The number of floods who died as a result of the floods caused by spilling rains in Brazil increased to 169 people, another 56 are listed in the lists of the missing.
The heavy rains covered the staff of the Ri-Grandi-Do-Sul in the south of the country three weeks ago.
According to the Brazil Civil Defense Department, search and rescue work continues in 469 villages.
In a number of settlements, the water level has fallen, water supply networks are restored, the population gradually gains access to drinking water.
42 highways, bridge and lane remain flooded, time will take time, it follows from the message.
The Governor of Riu-Grandi-Du-Sul Eduardo Leita said on May 3 that rescuers still cannot reach a number of areas: “We are experiencing an extremely exceptional situation. This is not a critical, but the most destructive event in the history of the state.”
Leita said that in connection with the scale of the tragedy, the state has been announced the “state of natural disaster” for 180 days and serious efforts are being made to evacuate people.
Brazilian President Luis Inasio Lula da Silva, who visited the regions from the elements three times, expressed confidence that the region would be revived.