76 die in Brazilian mudslides and floods
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January 4, 2010, Monday
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AT least 76 people had died in flooding and mudslides in Brazil's three largest states over the past four days, O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported yesterday.
The death toll in the state of Rio de Janeiro rose to 63. Firefighters and rescue workers removed 18 bodies from a lodge and homes that were destroyed early on Friday when a hillside collapsed in the luxury beach resort of Angra dos Reis, the newspaper said, citing authorities.
Ten people died in Sao Paulo state, the country's most populous. Three people died in Minas Gerais as heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides.
Rescue crews spent the weekend searching for victims in Angra, where up to 41 people have been found dead, Estado said. The government is advising tourists to leave Angra and other towns on the southern coast of Rio state.
Television footage showed rescue workers removing mud around the Sankay lodge and surrounding homes that were buried under a mountain of reddish-brown mud.
After an early break in the weather yesterday, heavy rains are forecast for the coming days.
The death toll in the state of Rio de Janeiro rose to 63. Firefighters and rescue workers removed 18 bodies from a lodge and homes that were destroyed early on Friday when a hillside collapsed in the luxury beach resort of Angra dos Reis, the newspaper said, citing authorities.
Ten people died in Sao Paulo state, the country's most populous. Three people died in Minas Gerais as heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides.
Rescue crews spent the weekend searching for victims in Angra, where up to 41 people have been found dead, Estado said. The government is advising tourists to leave Angra and other towns on the southern coast of Rio state.
Television footage showed rescue workers removing mud around the Sankay lodge and surrounding homes that were buried under a mountain of reddish-brown mud.
After an early break in the weather yesterday, heavy rains are forecast for the coming days.
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