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Heavy Rains Kill Hundreds in Brazil

270 die as landslides hit Rio de Janeiro state

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 13, 2011 1:21 AM CST

(Newser) – Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 270 people in southern Brazil, and the death toll is expected to rise significantly. Many families were buried as they slept in their mountain town homes near Rio de Janeiro after hillsides collapsed, Reuters reports. "There was no way of telling which house would fall. Rich and poor—everything was destroyed," said a survivor in the devastated town of Teresopolis. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has released hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency funds for the stricken areas.

Cars sit in debris in a flooded street in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
Cars sit in debris in a flooded street in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.   (AP Photo/Roberto Ferreira, Agencia O Dia)
An aerial view of a mudslide in Teresopolis, Brazil, where over 100 people died and dozens more are missing.
An aerial view of a mudslide in Teresopolis, Brazil, where over 100 people died and dozens more are missing.   (AP Photo/TV Globo, Agencia O Globo)
Residents stand at the entrance of a house on a flooded street in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Residents stand at the entrance of a house on a flooded street in Sao Paulo, Brazil.   (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
A man walks through a flooded street after heavy rains in Barra Funda, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A man walks through a flooded street after heavy rains in Barra Funda, Sao Paulo, Brazil.   (AP Photo/ Nelson Antoine)
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