THANKLESS TASK This May 28, 2022 photo from Recife City Hall shows rescue workers carrying the body of a victim from an area destroyed by a landslide in the Ibura neighborhood of Recife town, in Brazil’s Pernambuco state. RECIFE CITY HALL PHOTO VIA AFP
THANKLESS TASK This May 28, 2022 photo from Recife City Hall shows rescue workers carrying the body of a victim from an area destroyed by a landslide in the Ibura neighborhood of Recife town, in Brazil’s Pernambuco state. RECIFE CITY HALL PHOTO VIA AFP

RECIFE, Brazil: Torrential rains in northeastern Brazil have left at least 79 people dead and dozens missing, civil defense officials said on Sunday (Monday in Manila), as rescuers capitalized on a lull in the heavy downpour to search for survivors.

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