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Brazil: Landslide: 2002/12/10 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/12/10
Country or District Brazil
Event Type Landslide
Outline Hopes of finding survivors of mudslides which killed at least 34 people in a Brazilian seaside town near Rio de Janeiro were dwindling Monday night as the rain continued.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Reuters AlertNet 2002/12/11
Dead: 37 people
Homeless: some 1,500 others

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Report/Articles

Reuters News 2002/12/11
Three more dead in Brazil mudslides; total is 37

JB ONLINE 2002/12/10
Especialista diz encostas da Angra t麥 solo fr疊il e sujeito a deslizamentos em caso de chuva

CNN News 2002/12/10
Brazil mudslides kill 34, more feared buried

Pictures

BBC news 2002/12/10
In Pictures: Brazil mudslide