2011年1月21日星期五

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


400 missing in Brazil slides; Toll hits 763 (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:22 AM PST

A man walks among debris in a damaged church after landslides in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. Brazil will create a nationwide disaster-prevention and early-warning system following recent floods and landslides that killed more than 750 people in mountain towns north of Rio de Janeiro, government officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Brazilian officials say about 400 people are registered as missing after mudslides last week that killed 767 people.


Brazil flood death toll 'could top 1,000' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:45 AM PST

A damaged car remains stuck in the mud in Suspiro Square in central Nova Friburgo, after flooding near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The number of people killed in the flooding disaster near Rio de Janeiro last week could top 1,000, according to official figures released Friday showing 400 people still missing.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - The number of people killed in a flooding disaster near Rio de Janeiro last week could top 1,000, according to official figures released Friday showing 400 people still missing.


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