Rio Largo, Brazil (CNN) -- The death toll from severe flooding in two states in northeastern Brazil has grown to 44, with more than 600 people still missing, the government-run news agency reported.
More than 42,000 residents have been left homeless or displaced in Pernambuco state and about 74,000 have met a similar fate in Alagoas state, the Agencia Brasil news service said Wednesday.
In Alagoas, more than 11,000 homes have been destroyed and another 7,000 damaged, the news outlet said.
Twenty-nine people have lost their lives in Alagoas and more than 600 are missing, Agencia Brasil said. In Pernambuco, 15 people have died.
Fifty-four cities have been affected in Pernambuco and a state of public calamity has been declared in 30.
