Thu, 13 Jan, 2011 - 18:04
At least 355 people died when walls of earth and water swept away homes in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro.
Survivors were scrambling to reach trapped neighbours.
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CourtsBrazil floodsPlace: BrazilPlace: Rio de JaneiroPlace: south-eastern BrazilPlace: CalemePlace: TeresopolisPlace: RioPlace: Nova FriburgoPlace: PetropolisPlace: Minas GeraisPlace: São PauloPerson: Geisa CarvalhoPerson: GeisaPerson: Vania RamosPerson: RamosPerson: CarvalhoPerson: Angela Marina de Carvalho SilvaPerson: Carvalho SilvaPerson: Sidney SilvaPerson: presidentPerson: Dilma RousseffPerson: Jorge Mario SedlacekEvent: ChristmasOrganisation: Civil Defence

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