At least 32 people have been killed in landslides and flooding caused by heavy rain in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
The two worst affected cities are Juiz de Fora, where 12 homes were swept away in a mudslide, and Ubá, where a river burst its banks.
Rescue workers are searching for at least 38 people who are still unaccounted for and shelters are being set up for thousands of people left homeless.
Meteorologists say that the rain which has fallen so far in the region this month is already double that of the average expected for February, and more rain is forecast for the coming days.
A resident of Ubá, Lucas Gandra, told BBC Brasil that he had received the first flood warning in the early hours local time of Tuesday, when a friend phoned him to tell him that the local river was about to burst.
