Brazil storm death toll rises to 54

Sao Paulo (AFP) Feb 25, 2023

The death toll from floods and landslides in southeast Brazil has risen to 54 people, authorities said Friday, as Pope Francis sent a message of condolences. "So many of you are missing, so many have suffered... I send you my closeness, the assurance of my prayer. May God bless you," the Argentine pontiff said in a video broadcast by the official portal Vatican News. According to the Sao