Death toll from Brazil deluge hits 44 as search continues for missing dozens

A machine removes mud after a deadly mudslide triggered by heavy rains covered homes near Juquehy beach in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The death toll from flooding and landslides in Brazil’s southern state of Sao Paulo has reached 44 as searches continue for dozens still missing.

Most of the search is concentrated in the mountainous coastal municipality of Sao Sebastiao, where 43 deaths have been recorded.