Deaths in Brazil floods rise to 107, horse rescued from rooftop

A drone view shows the flooded neighborhood of Mathias Velho in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil May 9, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) -The death toll from severe flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 107, civil defense said on Thursday, as rescue operations continued and authorities began to see the cost of recovering from the devastation in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

In a dramatic symbol of the disaster, rescuers saved a horsethat had been trapped precariously for two days on a rooftop in a badly flooded town.