Heavy rains leave seven dead in Brazil, as girl rescued after 16 hours under mud

Heavy rains leave seven dead in Brazil, as girl rescued after 16 hours under mud
A girl was rescued from her collapsed house (Bruna Prado/AP)

Heavy rains in Brazil have killed at least seven people, authorities said on Saturday, while a four-year-old girl was rescued after more than 16 hours under mud.

The girl was pulled out alive in the city of Petropolis, 43 miles north of Rio de Janeiro.

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