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SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Floods and landslides in southern Brazil have killed 45 people, driven 22,000 from their homes and ruptured a major gas line, officials said Monday.
Santa Catarina state Gov. Luiz Henrique da Silveira told Globo television that with 14 other people missing, “that death toll, sadly, is going to pass 50.”
Heavy rains that started on Friday have left some towns 80 percent under water, the governor said.
Rescue efforts were focusing on the Itajai River valley, where waters were 30 feet above normal.
