NEW : With more rain forecast , Brazilian authorities have ordered evacuations for at least 5,000 families living in especially perilous areas in Rio de Janeiro state , Agencia Brasil said . Death toll rises to more than 500 . Officials fear more may be dead in the flooding in Rio de Janeiro state . Bad conditions curtailed rescue missions overnight , but they resumed Friday . Comment:
NEW : Death toll rises to more than 500 . Officials fear more may be dead in the flooding in Rio de Janeiro state . Bad conditions curtailed rescue missions overnight , but they resumed Friday . Comment: