Government agency says more extreme weather expected after rains trigger floods, landslides in Minas Gerais state. The death toll from landslides and flooding in eastern Brazil has risen to 64, as authorities continue to search for survivors. The update on Friday came days after a long period of heavy rain in the state of Minas Gerais, with the cities of Juiz de Fora and Uba particularly hard hit. The state’s fire department said five more people are still missing. More than 5,500 people have been forced to leave their homes. Meanwhile, Brazil’s meteorology institute, Inmet, has warned of a “great danger” of more inclement weather in parts of Minas Gerais, as well as in the neighbouring states of Rio and Sao Paulo along Brazil’s Atlantic coast. It also highlighted further risks of lan...