2010年4月10日星期六

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazil searches for answers as flood death toll rises (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 02:18 PM PDT

Workers with heavy machinery dig in the mud left by a landslide at Vicoso Jardim shantytown in Niteroi, a city 25 kms from Rio de Janiero just across Guanabara Bay. Brazilian rescuers raced against time Saturday amid fading hopes of finding survivors of a huge mudslide, with over 400 people now feared dead from some of the worst rains in decades.(AFP/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Rescuers raced against time Saturday amid fading hopes of finding survivors of a huge mudslide, with over 400 people now feared dead in some of the worst flooding to swamp Brazil in decades.


Brazil opposition parties endorse Serra candidacy (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 12:07 PM PDT

Former Sao Paulo state governor Jose Serra (R) kisses former Minas Gerais state governor Aecio Neves during the ceremony to launch Serra's presidential candidacy by the ruling Brazilian Party of Social Democracy, in Brasilia April 10, 2010. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesReuters - Brazil's leading opposition candidate Jose Serra on Saturday launched his bid for the presidency in October elections, proposing more efficiency, new trade deals and improved public transportation and security.


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