Brazil Flood Death Toll Rises to 54 as Rescuers Search for Missing

Rescue operations continue in southeast Brazil after torrential rains and landslides killed at least 54 people and left 14 missing.Juiz de Fora remains the hardest-hit city with 47 deaths as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva deployed security forces to manage the state of calamity.The National Institute of Meteorology maintained a red alert for Minas Gerais and São Paulo while Romeu Zema faced criticism over disaster prevention funding.