60 Feared Buried By Landslide
In Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO - Some 60 people are feared
to have been buried by a landslide Wednesday
which destroyed some 50 homes near Rio de
Janeiro, local media reported.
Rescuers salvage a man stranded under
debris in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
So far, there has been no report of
casualties in the tragic event in the city
of Niteroi.
The latest incident came as southeastern
Brazil is being battered by the heaviest
floods in almost half a century, which have
killed more than 145 people since Tuesday in
the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Niteroi is the hardest-hit city in the
floods, where 79 people have died, and 40
people remain missing.
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