The death toll from heavy rains that devastated coastal areas of Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state reached 48 people on Wednesday, official figures showed, climbing from 46 casualties reported a day earlier.
Massive downpours have caused landslides and flooding since last weekend in coastal towns of Brazil's richest state, so far hit by more than 600 millimeters of rain, the highest cumulative figure ever in the country.
The number of casualties rose from 46 reported a day earlier, the Sao Paulo state government said in a statement, but was expected to climb further as search and rescue efforts continued with dozens still missing. The city of Sao Sebastiao, located some 200 km from Sao Paulo, bore the brunt of the human toll, with 47 of the reported deaths. But nearby towns such as Ilhabela, Caraguatatuba, Bertioga and Ubatuba were also heavily affected.
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