Rescuers in the southeast of Brazil are searching for dozens of people reported missing after record rainfalls caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 44 people.
More than double the expected monthly amount of rain fell in 24-hours around the popular beach city of Sao Sebastiao, around 200km southeast of Sao Paulo.
This was a record downpour according to the state government.
"We don't know where the death toll will end," Sao Paulo governor Tarcisio de Freitas said after arriving by helicopter to visit the area.
Officially, 38 people are reported as missing, a figure that will likely push the final toll closer to 70, he added.
Authorities said more than 1,730 people were temporarily evacuated from their homes and at least 760 were left homeless.
Officials set up a tent where a collective wake would be held for victims.
The authorities urged tourists to leave the coastal areas with local media reporting that some tourists paid as much as 30,000 reais (€5,500) for a helicopter ride out.
An estimated 9.5 million of Brazil's 215 million people live in areas at high risk of flooding or landslides.
Many roads are still blocked by boulders and mud.
