Brazil flood death toll rises to 18, over 35k displaced

Amid incessant rain and floods in Brazil, 18 people have died so far and over 35,000 have been displaced.

The death toll from heavy rains that have battered the Brazilian state of Bahia since November rose to 18 on Sunday, amid incessant torrents that have displaced 35,000 people, authorities said.

Bahia firefighters confirmed the death of a 60-year-old man who drowned in a river in the south of the state on Sunday.