2012年1月12日星期四

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Deadly rains, scant preparation in Brazil (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 10:56 AM PST

Rescue personnel carry the body of a mudslide victim in Jamapara, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Heavy rains caused mudslides that killed at least eight people in Rio de Janeiro state Monday, raising the number of dead in Rio and neighboring Minas Gerais state to 23 so far this year, civil defense officials said.  (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)AP - Brazil's tropical storms bring death every summer as torrential rains unleash floods and mudslides that can bury whole communities in minutes. A single storm killed nearly 1,000 people last year.


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