Aide-Rescue my dad from Rio Grande do Sul - Torrential Rains

My name is Natalia Pereira - My father Jose Marques Pereira finds himself in a dire situation in Brasil right now. He is an essential worker. He is a truck driver. He worked through co-vid, which was so much worse in Brasil than here in the US.

He lives in Londrina - Parana. He is stuck right now at a city that is called São Sebastião do Caí, São Sebastião do Caí is a city near Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre is the states Capital.

My dad was without water to bathe for 5 days. He is relying on people(who also need help!) to assist him with our daily basic necessities. My heart is broken but I remain faithful and positive that we will find a way to get him to return home safely. His engine got flooded. His truck is broken at this present time.

"Massive flooding and landslides triggered by days of heavy rain in Brazil's southernmost state have killed 56 people.

Officials say another 67 people are missing in Rio Grande do Sul.

Nearly 25,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes since the storms began last Saturday.

At least half a million were without power and clean water, with further rainfall expected.

The extreme weather has been caused by a rare combination of hotter than average temperatures, high humidity and strong winds.

More than half of the 497 cities in the state have been affected by the storms, with roads and bridges destroyed in several areas.

The storms also caused landslides and the collapse of a hydroelectric dam near the city of Bento Gonçalves, killing 30 people.

A second dam in the area was also at risk of collapsing due to rising water levels, authorities said.

In Porto Alegre, the regional capital, the Guaiba river broke its banks, flooding streets and submerging some neighbourhoods.

Porto Alegre's international airport has suspended all flights for an "undetermined" period.

One resident said the damage was "heart breaking".

"I live in this area, so I feel sorry for everyone who lives here. It's very sad, and it's regrettable that all this is happening," Maria Luiza told the BBC."

Landslides and massive flooding kill 60 in Brazil