2010年6月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


41 dead, up to 1,000 missing in Brazil floods (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:08 PM PDT

Handout picture released by Alagoas Agency showing devastation caused by the overflowing of the Mandau river, in Rio Largo, Alagoas state, northeastern Brazil. Heavy flooding sparked by days of driving rain have killed at least 41 people in northeastern Brazil, as survivors Tuesday scrambled to rooftops for safety and rescuers used helicopters to rush in help.(AFP/HO/Tercio Cappello)AFP - Raging floods in northeastern Brazil have killed at least 41 people and left as many as 1,000 missing, officials said Tuesday, while firefighters described entire towns being wiped off the map.


Silva: 'Gringo' outsiders keep nose out of Amazon (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 02:12 PM PDT

AP - Brazil's president has blasted "gringo" outsiders for protesting a planned hydroelectric dam to be built in the Amazon.

Hundreds missing, over 40 dead in Brazil floods (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:09 PM PDT

A helicopter flies over a flooded area in Jacuipe, in the northeastern state of Alagoas June 22, 2010. REUTERS/Ag Alagoas/Thiago Sampaio/HandoutReuters - Torrents of flood water devastated towns and villages in northeastern Brazil, killing at least 42 people and leaving more than 600 missing, emergency officials said on Tuesday.


Brazil: Flooding kills 41 in northeast (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 11:06 AM PDT

This photo released by Brazilian Alagoas state's government, shows an aerial view of a damaged bridge after the area was flooded by heavy rains at the Vale do Mundau, Alagoas, Brazil, Monday, June 21, 2010. Officials said floods and mudslides have now killed at least 31 people in northeastern Brazil.  (AP Photo/Tercio Capello-Agencia Alagoas)AP - Officials scrambled Tuesday to get food and medical aid to two flood-hit Brazilian states where torrents of water ripped through towns, killing at least 41 people and driving 120,000 from their homes.


1,000 missing in Brazil floods (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:55 PM PDT

The overflowing Mandau river, in Uniao dos Palmares, Alagoas State, northeastern Brazil, on June 20, 2010. The torrents swept away more than 40,000 houses, entire bridges and streets, as well as rail lines in 22 towns across Alagoas, Vilela said.(AFP/Alagoas Agency/Thiago Sampaio)AFP - More than 1,000 people are missing after days of heavy rain and flooding, the governor of Brazil's northeastern Alagoas state said, voicing fear that the death toll of 35 could skyrocket.


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