According to the authorities, more than a million people did not have potable water.
of Brazil in the southern part, almost 90,000 people have fled their homes due to floods, mudslides and heavy rains, the country’s civil protection authorities said on Sunday.
According to the authorities, the floods have caused the death of at least 70 people. In addition, more than a hundred people have disappeared.
People who have run away from their homes have been brought to shelters set up in, for example, sports centers, schools and other facilities.
In addition to those who died as a result of the floods, two people died in an explosion at a flooded gas station in Porto Alegre, the capital of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.
According to the authorities, more than a million people did not have potable water.
Water rains are expected to continue in the area on Monday, which will raise the water level even further.
According to the authorities, the floods have caused the death of at least 70 people.
Water surfaces have risen rapidly in the territory of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Masses of water have strained dams and overwhelmed much of Porto Alegre, a city of 1.4 million people, leaving 70 percent of the city without drinking water.
Masses of water have buried residential areas, destroyed roads and swept away bridges due to strong currents. Across Porto Alegre, people climbed onto the roofs of buildings to wait for rescuers. Others moved through the canal-turned streets in canoes and small boats.
In addition to Porto Alegre, more than 300 other cities and villages are affected by floods.
The governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite, said that the state would need big investments for post-disaster reconstruction.
Porto Alegre International Airport suspended all flights for an indefinite period on Friday.
The destructive storms are the result of global warming and the El Nino weather phenomenon, environmental scientist Francisco Eliseu Aquino told the AFP news agency on Friday.
The largest country in South America has recently experienced several extreme weather events. In September, at least 31 people died in the destruction caused by the cyclone.