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145 Killed, 132 Missing In Brazil State's 'Worst-Ever' Weather Catastrophe
River levels rose again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed 145 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes.
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Brazil Floods Death Count Rises To 100, Over 150,000 Displaced
The death count from devastating floods that have ravaged southern Brazil for days reached 100 on Wednesday, according to the civil defense force that handles disaster relief.
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31 Dead, Cities Flooded After Heavy Rain In Brazil's South
The death count from heavy rains that devastated Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 31 on Wednesday, local authorities said, as an extratropical cyclone batters the region,
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"Mega Clean-Up Operation" In Brazil City After Storm Kills Over 160
The death count from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 165, authorities said Sunday, as more violent storms killed two people in another region nearby.
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Brazil Floods Death Count Rises To 146 With More Bodies Retrieved
Rescue workers pulled more bodies Saturday from the muddy wreckage left by devastating floods and landslides in the Brazilian city of Petropolis, where the death count rose to 139, including 26 children.
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2 Dead, 28 Missing as Recovery Proceeds Near Burst Brazil Dams
Brazilian authorities on Sunday confirmed a second death caused by a massive mudflow and flooding that swamped towns near an iron ore mine in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais.
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Death toll in Brazilian flooding rises to 32
Civil defense officials say the death toll in the floods and mudslides caused by heavy downpours in two states in southeastern Brazil has risen to 32.
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Brazil: More than 700 dead in mudslides
Brazilian officials put Sao Paulo on alert on Wednesday as heavy rains hit the metropolis.In Rio state, meanwhile, deaths from last week's mudslides rose to 727.Rains falling in Sao Paulo flooded major highways, a day after downpours stranded motorists, forcing them to be rescued by helicopter from atop their vehicles.One woman died when her house ...
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Brazil floods: Over 450 killed in mudslides, survivors relate horrors
The power was out, but lightning flashes illuminated the horror as villagers watched neighbors' homes vanish under a wall of mud and water, turning neighborhoods into graveyards. Survivors dug at the earth barehanded on Thursday, but all they found were bodies.It was a scene of muddy destruction in mountain towns north of Rio, where at least 476 pe...
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Brazil floods death toll hits 205, expected to rise
The death toll from landslides and floods in and around Rio de Janeiro this week reached 205 on Friday and was expected to rise as searchers continued looking for bodies in an operation expected to last through the weekend, authorities said.
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145 Killed, 132 Missing In Brazil State's 'Worst-Ever' Weather Catastrophe
River levels rose again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed 145 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes.
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Brazil Floods Death Count Rises To 100, Over 150,000 Displaced
The death count from devastating floods that have ravaged southern Brazil for days reached 100 on Wednesday, according to the civil defense force that handles disaster relief.
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31 Dead, Cities Flooded After Heavy Rain In Brazil's South
The death count from heavy rains that devastated Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 31 on Wednesday, local authorities said, as an extratropical cyclone batters the region,
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"Mega Clean-Up Operation" In Brazil City After Storm Kills Over 160
The death count from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 165, authorities said Sunday, as more violent storms killed two people in another region nearby.
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Brazil Floods Death Count Rises To 146 With More Bodies Retrieved
Rescue workers pulled more bodies Saturday from the muddy wreckage left by devastating floods and landslides in the Brazilian city of Petropolis, where the death count rose to 139, including 26 children.
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2 Dead, 28 Missing as Recovery Proceeds Near Burst Brazil Dams
Brazilian authorities on Sunday confirmed a second death caused by a massive mudflow and flooding that swamped towns near an iron ore mine in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais.
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Death toll in Brazilian flooding rises to 32
Civil defense officials say the death toll in the floods and mudslides caused by heavy downpours in two states in southeastern Brazil has risen to 32.
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Brazil: More than 700 dead in mudslides
Brazilian officials put Sao Paulo on alert on Wednesday as heavy rains hit the metropolis.In Rio state, meanwhile, deaths from last week's mudslides rose to 727.Rains falling in Sao Paulo flooded major highways, a day after downpours stranded motorists, forcing them to be rescued by helicopter from atop their vehicles.One woman died when her house ...
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Brazil floods: Over 450 killed in mudslides, survivors relate horrors
The power was out, but lightning flashes illuminated the horror as villagers watched neighbors' homes vanish under a wall of mud and water, turning neighborhoods into graveyards. Survivors dug at the earth barehanded on Thursday, but all they found were bodies.It was a scene of muddy destruction in mountain towns north of Rio, where at least 476 pe...
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Brazil floods death toll hits 205, expected to rise
The death toll from landslides and floods in and around Rio de Janeiro this week reached 205 on Friday and was expected to rise as searchers continued looking for bodies in an operation expected to last through the weekend, authorities said.
