Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• Torrential rain, mudslides in Brazil kill 257 (AP)
• At least 270 dead in Brazil floods (Reuters)
• Brazil floods, mudslides leave over 250 dead (AFP)
• Death toll from floods near Rio rises to 96 (AFP)

Torrential rain, mudslides in Brazil kill 257 (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:46 PM PST 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 Reuters - 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 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 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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