Weeks of incessant, drenching rains have caused one of the worst flooding events in decades for Brazil. In the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, some 80% of the region is underwater, at least 108 people have died and more than 100 are still missing as of Thursday. And more rain is in the forecast.

Animal dubbed ‘Caramelo’ was trapped for days, balancing on two strips of slippery asbestos after flooding hit the Porto Alegre area

The death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil has climbed to 107, local civil defense said on Thursday morning, up from 100 in the previous day, with another 136 people still missing. Storms blistering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul in the recent days have also left more than 164,