Death toll hits 147 as new mudslide hits Rio

Brazilian rescue workers struggled to find survivors from another mudslide today as the death toll from this week's storms hit at least 147.

Thu, 08 Apr, 2010 - 10:18

Brazilian rescue workers struggled to find survivors from another mudslide today as the death toll from this week's storms hit at least 147.

The latest landslide surged into a rain-sodden hillside shanty town in Rio's neighbouring city of Niteroi, engulfing at least 40 homes in a cascade of mud.

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