Floods and landslides claim lives of 36 Brazilians.

At least 36 people died on Carnival weekend in southeast Sao Paulo State as a result of flooding and landslides brought on by severe rain in Brazil, according to authorities on Sunday.

TV and social media footage from the municipality of Sao Sebastiao displayed numerous damages, including entire neighborhoods submerged under water, hillside house rubble washed away by leaking dirt, flooded roadways, and cars totaled by falling trees.

According to the state authorities, Sao Sebastiao saw at least 35 fatalities.

According to news sources, a girl was also killed in the town of Ubatuba.

“Unfortunately, we are going to have many more deaths,” the state civil defense chief, Henguel Pereira, told the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo.

The state government previously reported that 338 people were evacuated and another 228 were left homeless in the coastal area north of Sao Paulo as rescue workers rushed to aid those affected by the storm.

The number of people who were either missing or hurt was not disclosed by the police.

Tarcisio de Freitas, governor of Sao Paulo state, flew over weather-devastated districts and proclaimed an emergency in five coastal municipalities. He made the equivalent of $1.5 million available for rescue efforts.

Through Monday, the region will welcome President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who announced the visit on Twitter. He has been on vacation in the Bahia state of northeast Brazil since Friday.

Sao Sebastiao, 200 kilometers (120 miles) north of Sao Paulo, was heavily affected by a record 60 cm (almost two feet) of rain falling in 24 hours, according to city officials. Many city residents go to the beach there over the pre-Lenten vacation weekend.

That is more than two times the average monthly rainfall.

Carnival activities were postponed in Sao Sebastiao and other cities.

“We have not yet gauged the scale of the damage. We are trying to rescue the victims,” said Sao Sebastiao Mayor Felipe Augusto, calling the situation in the town “extremely critical.”

“We are working at nearly 50 residences that collapsed under the force of the water and there are still people buried,” he told Globonews.

With the aid of aircraft, more than 100 firemen were on the scene.

In order to assist those harmed by the downpour, soldiers were also participating in the race.

To “take care of the injured, hunt for missing individuals, and restore roads, energy, and telecommunications,” Lula promised, “government at all levels will work.”

Authorities reported that a woman giving birth and a two-year-old toddler were both saved from a sea of mud amidst the loss and destruction.

Brazil is suffering greatly as a result of extreme weather occurrences brought on by climate change.

More than 230 people died as a result of torrential rainfall in Petropolis last year.