Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 56

Massive flooding and landslides triggered by days of heavy rain in Brazil’s southernmost state have killed 56 people. The flooding is only expected to get worse, local authorities said, as rescuers scoured the ruins of washed-out homes, bridges, and roads for missing people. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: