At least 39 killed in Brazil mudslides

Mudslides triggered by torrential rains have swept through a southeastern Brazilian city, burying houses and killing at least 39 people.

Mudslides triggered by torrential rains have swept through a southeastern Brazilian city, burying houses and killing at least 39 people.

Some 1,500 people were driven from their homes by the torrent of water and mud in Angra dos Reis, a city of about 60,000 tucked between mountains and the Atlantic Ocean 100 miles west of Rio de Janeiro.

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