2011年1月12日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


Torrential rain, mudslides in Brazil kill 257 (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:46 PM PST

Cars sit in debris in a flooded street in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Wednesday Jan. 12, 2011.  Torrential summer rains tore through Rio de Janeiro state's mountains, killing at least 140 people in 24 hours, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.  (AP Photo/Roberto Ferreira, Agencia O Dia)AP - Summer rains sent tons of red mud and torrents of water rushing down mountainsides in towns outside Rio, enveloping homes of rich and poor alike and killing at least 257 people in 24 hours. Some survivors clung to trees to escape the water and landslides.


At least 270 dead in Brazil floods (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:27 PM PST

An aerial view shows buildings and vehicles, damaged after floods and landslides, in Nova Frigurgo City January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Floods and landslides devastated several mountain towns near Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, killing at least 257 people as torrents of water and mud swept through the region, burying many families as they slept.


Brazil floods, mudslides leave over 250 dead (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:18 PM PST

A wrecked street is seen after heavy rains caused mudslides in Teresopolis, some 100 kms from downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Days of flooding and mudslides have left as many as 250 people dead in southeast Brazil, with a mountainous region near Rio de Janeiro bearing the brunt Wednesday.(AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Days of flooding and mudslides have left as many as 250 people dead in southeast Brazil, with a mountainous region near Rio de Janeiro bearing the brunt Wednesday.


Death toll from floods near Rio rises to 96 (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:14 AM PST

A wrecked street is seen after heavy rains caused mudslides in Teresopolis, some 100 kms from downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Days of flooding and mudslides have left as many as 250 people dead in southeast Brazil, with a mountainous region near Rio de Janeiro bearing the brunt Wednesday.(AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - The death toll from floods and mudslides near Rio de Janeiro rose to 96 Wednesday, according to a compiled tally given by local officials and media.


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