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Brazil: Landslide: 2010/01/02 Country Information on DRR

Period 2010/01/02
Country or District Brazil
Event Type Landslide
Outline Mudslides and flooding killed at least 44 people in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state and authorities said on Friday that the death toll could climb with more heavy rains in the forecast.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

CNN.com 2010/01/03
The death toll on Brazil\\\'s southeast coast rose to 60 on Saturday as rescuers combed through mounds of debris after three days of pounding rain unleashed deadly mudslides, state officials said.

Reuters AlerNet 2010/01/01
Brazil mudslides, floods kill 44 after heavy rain

Geographycal Data

OCHA ReliefWeb 2010/01/11
Brazil: Floods (as of 08 Jan 2010)