being affected. at least 35,000 people have had to leave their homes as a result of this. at least 18 people dead going back to november. 280 injured. but, of course, that s not the full picture because authorities can t reach a lot of these places that have been so inundated so quickly with so much water. authorities still trying to get a broader picture of what s happening here. but what s happened so far is just horrific. what do experts and authorities there have to say about whether or not climate change is impacting this at all in terms of the extreme flooding? i had a conversation with our cnn meteorological team who said there s no doubt these extreme events can be caused by climate change. if you talk to officials in brazil, the mayor of one of the hardest hit towns directly attributes what s happening right now to climate change. he said unfortunately water is often a gift from god but he said in this case, our actions causing climate change has made this happen. he said