BRAZIL RAINS
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Disasters & Accidents
Mudslide due to heavy rains kills 8 in Manaus, Brazil
Sao Paulo, Mar 13 (EFE).- A mudslide caused by heavy rains left eight people dead, including four children, in the…
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Death toll from Brazil downpours climbs to 54
Sao Paulo, Feb 24 (EFE).- The death toll from rain-triggered landslides in southeastern Brazil has risen to 54 following the…
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Death toll from torrential rains in Brazil’s São Paulo climbs to 46
São Paulo, Feb 21 (EFE).- The death toll from heavy rains in the coastal areas of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state…
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2 die, several missing after landslide washes away 15 vehicles in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 29 (EFE).- Authorities said on Tuesday that a rain-triggered landslide washed away 15 vehicles on a…
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Death toll from rains in Brazil rises to 127
Recife, Brazil, June 2 (EFE).- The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco has risen to…
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Bolsonaro announces aid for Recife after heavy rains, almost 90 deaths
Recife, Brazil, May 30 (EFE).- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday flew in a helicopter over the metropolitan Recife area…
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Greenpeace: Deaths in flood-hit Brazilian city a forseeable tragedy
Rio de Janeiro, Mar 15 (EFE).- Environmental watchdog Greenpeace held a demonstration here Tuesday, the one-month anniversary of deadly flash…
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Death toll in storm-hit Brazilian city surpasses 200
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 23 (EFE).- The death toll due to flash flooding and landslides caused by torrential rain in…
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Search for missing continues in Brazilian city where storm killed 130
By Janaina Quinet Petropolis, Brazil, Feb 18 (EFE).- For a third day, teams searched Brazil’s “Imperial City” on Friday for…
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