BRAZIL: Dozens were still missing in south-east Brazil today after floods killed at least 36 people in the state of Minas Gerais, officials said.Rescue teams worked through the night as heavy rain is expected in the region in the next few days. All the victims found so far are in the cities of Juiz de Fora and Uba, about 192 miles north of Rio de Janeiro.Minas Gerais’s fire department said 33 people were still missing and about 3,000 residents had been forced to leave their homes as of this morning.

BRAZIL: Dozens were still missing in south-east Brazil today after floods killed at least 36 people in the state of Minas Gerais, officials said.

Rescue teams worked through the night as heavy rain is expected in the region in the next few days. All the victims found so far are in the cities of Juiz de Fora and Uba, about 192 miles north of Rio de Janeiro.

Minas Gerais’s fire department said 33 people were still missing and about 3,000 residents had been forced to leave their homes as of this morning.

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