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Brazil: Flood: 2001/12/24 Country Information on DRR

Period 2001/12/24
Country or District Brazil
Event Type Flood
Outline At least 60 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by torrential rains that continued to batter Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

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yahoo!singapore news 2001/12/27
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yahoo!singapore news 2001/12/27
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yahoo!singapore news 2001/12/26
Torrential rains in Brazil leave 43 dead, 50 missing, 2,000 homeless

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