Thursday, January 13, 2011

Flood Disaster In Brazil



Brazil Landslides' Death Toll Climbs As Rescue Teams Dig For Survivors -- The Guardian

Hundreds dead and about 1,000 missing after mud devastates mountain towns.

Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, is due to visit a string of mountain towns devastated by floods and landslides, as the death toll from the disaster reached at least 361.

Heavy rains on Tuesday night triggered some of the deadliest landslides in Brazilian history, sending mud sweeping through three towns and burying entire families as they slept.

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More News On the Flood Disaster in Brazil

Brazil slides toll up, survivors tell of horrors -- Yahoo News/AP
Hundreds Killed in Brazilian Landslides -- Wall Street Journal
Deaths from Brazil floods, landslides at 361 -- Reuters
Death toll rises above 300 in Brazil floods -- Yahoo News/AFP
Brazil flood and mudslide deaths rise as search goes on -- BBC
Brazil floods, land slides kill hundreds (VIDEO) -- Global Post
Brazil floods kill at least 350 in wake of steep cut to disaster budget -- Christian Science Monitor
Brazil mudslides kill at least 335, destroy towns -- MSNBC
Brazil flood death toll jumps to 335 -- The Telegraph
Over 300 Killed in Brazil Floods and Mudslides -- Time Magazine

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