Floods cause major damage in Southern Brazil

The death toll rose to 78 in southern Brazil with dozens still missing as historic floods continue to cause region-wide devastation. Brazilian authorities say another 291 have been injured, and 111 remain missing. Overall, the floods are affecting almost 900,000 people in the Rio Grande do Sul state, with almost 130,000 left homeless and hundreds of thousands without power, according to the latest update from civil authorities Saturday afternoon. Heavy, torrential rains have plagued the Rio Grande do Sul region for the entire week.