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186K Homeless in Deadly Brazil Floods

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted May 6, 2009 1:57 AM CDT

(Newser) – At least 19 people have been killed and close to 200,000 driven from their homes by floods and massive mudslides in northern Brazil, reports CNN. Over 1000 tons of emergency food are being delivered in six northern states as residents negotiate streets with boats amid roofs jutting from rivers of mud.

People look at the covered bodies of two flood victims in the Boca do Rio neighborhood of Salvador, Brazil, yesterday.
People look at the covered bodies of two flood victims in the Boca do Rio neighborhood of Salvador, Brazil, yesterday.   (AP Photo/Manui Dias, AGECOM)
A flood inundates Boca do Rio neighborhood in Salvador, Brazil, yesterday.
A flood inundates Boca do Rio neighborhood in Salvador, Brazil, yesterday.   (AP Photo/Manui Dias, AGECOM)
An aerial view shows the flooded streets in Salvador, Brazil, yesterday. Floods and mudslides have killed at least 19 people and driven more than 186,000 from their homes.
An aerial view shows the flooded streets in Salvador, Brazil, yesterday. Floods and mudslides have killed at least 19 people and driven more than 186,000 from their homes.   (AP Photo/Manui Dias, AGECOM)
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