At least 91 people have been confirmed dead and 26 others are still missing from flooding over the weekend in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco, authorities said Monday.
Efforts to search for residents currently unaccounted for were ramped up as hundreds of state and federal rescue workers were deployed in the state capital of Recife and the neighboring municipality of Jaboatao dos Guararape.
Most of the search is taken place in Jardim Monte Verde, a neighborhood located between Recife and Jaboatao dos Guararape, where 20 people were found dead, buried under the mud.
President Jair Bolsonaro flew over the affected areas on Monday, but couldn't land due to the soaked soil.
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