The death toll has exceeded 100 in the flooding and landslides that have plagued northeastern Brazil over the last week. Emergency workers continue to search for at least eight missing people, according to disaster management officials in Pernambuco state.

CBSNews reported that at least 24 municipalities in the state have declared states of emergency. More than 6,000 people have lost their homes or been displaced.

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Torrential rains began last Tuesday and intensified over the weekend, with Friday through Sunday bringing about 65% of the typical amount of rain for the entire month of May to parts of Pernambuco, weather.com senior digital meteorologist Jon Erdman confirmed.

The recent flooding disaster is Brazil's fourth major flooding event in the past five months.

Click through the slideshow above to see photos of the devastation left behind.

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