Brazil floods death toll hits 97

Hungry flood survivors looted supermarkets and emergency crews tried to get aid to nearly 80,000 people driven from their homes as rain-spawned mudslides and overflowing rivers killed at least 97 people and isolated cities in southern Brazil.

Amid mounting misery in the disaster zone, 20 people were arrested for ransacking a supermarket in the hard-hit city of Itajai, where many streets were still submerged following torrential weekend rains.