Heavy Rains Kill Hundreds in Brazil

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…

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Heavy Rains Kill Hundreds in Brazil

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