Floods in Rio Grande do Sul have killed 39 people with 68 still missing and 24,000 displaced.President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed on Friday local time his government would support local rescue and reconstruction efforts.
Rio Grande do Sul's civil defence authority said 68 people were still missing and at least 24,000 had been displaced as the storms affected more than half of the 497 cities in the state, which borders Uruguay and Argentina. A second dam in the city of Bento Goncalves is also at risk of collapsing, authorities said, ordering people who live nearby to evacuate.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva travelled to the state on Thursday to visit affected locations and discuss rescue efforts with the governor.The West is taking elaborate measures to get food into Gaza.