2011年1月17日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Brazil

Troops building bridges in Brazil slide zone (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:45 PM PST

Police officers and residents recover the body of landslide victim Samara Coelho da Silva, 13, in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. Brazil's army on Monday sent 700 soldiers to help throw a lifeline to desperate neighborhoods that have been cut off from food, water or help in recovering bodies since mudslides killed at least 642 people. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Brazil's army on Monday sent 700 soldiers to help throw a lifeline to desperate neighborhoods that have been cut off from food, water or help in recovering bodies since mudslides killed at least 665 people.

Brazil rescuers find flood victims trapped for days (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 03:11 PM PST

A rescue worker (bottom R) reacts after throwing water on his face as search for bodies continue after a landslide in Nova Friburgo January 17, 2011. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesReuters - Brazilian army helicopters stepped up rescue and supply operations on Monday in areas hit by floods and landslides that have killed at least 665 people, reaching residents who had been cut off from help for five days.

Brazil flood death toll keeps climbing (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 01:56 PM PST

Brazilian Army soldiers rest next to a corpse placed in a plastic bag in front of a destroyed house at Campo do Coelho in Nova Friburgo outskirts, 130 Km north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Brazil rose Monday to 655, as the military stepped up efforts to reach isolated communities near Rio by helicopter.(AFP/Antonio Scorza)AFP - The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Brazil rose Monday to 655, as the military stepped up efforts to reach isolated communities near Rio by helicopter.

Exclusive: Rousseff "starting over" in Brazil jets tender (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 10:48 PM PST

Reuters - New Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has decided to delay awarding a multi-billion dollar Air Force jet contract and reevaluate the finalists' bids, in a move that could signal a realignment of Brazil's strategic and defense alliances, sources with knowledge of the decision told Reuters.

As Brazil floods death toll rises, so does the tide of local volunteers (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 12:33 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The death toll from Brazil’s most lethal floods in memory shot past 600 Sunday, and it's still rising as rescuers continue to dig through mudslides in the aftermath of last week's torrential rains.

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