A man passes by the rubble of houses destroyed by floods in Itambe, Bahia state, Brazil December 28, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian government has allocated 200 million reais ($35.5 million) in disaster relief funds to northeastern Brazil, where 20 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced amid severe flooding, according to a Tuesday presidential decree.
Brazil's Bahia state, home to about 15 million people, has suffered from floods for weeks, after a historic dry spell gave way to record rains. The situation deteriorated significantly late on Christmas Eve, as many residents were forced to abandon their homes for higher ground after a pair of dams gave way, and rains are expected to continue in many regions throughout the week.
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