Heavy floods leave at least 35 dead in Brazil

[Watchman]

Heavy floods leave at least 35 dead in Brazil
Jan 7, 2011

In this June 24, 2010 file photo, a woman
sits on a sofa outside her home that was
damaged by flooding after heavy rains in
Santana do Mundau, Alagoas state, Brazil.
Authorities say that the death toll from
heavy flooding in Brazil has hit 35.
-- PHOTO: AP

SAO PAULO - BRAZILIAN authorities say
a couple and their two young daughters
have died in a mudslide in Sao Paulo state,
bringing the death toll from heavy flooding
to at least 35 people. More than 30,000
people across the country have been forced
out of their homes.

Officials in the city of Jundiai said on Thursday
the family died when their house collapsed
because of a mudslide triggered by downpours.
The girls were 4 and 9 years old.

The worst-hit state is Minas Gerais, where
civil defence authorities said on Thursday
that 16 people either drowned or were
buried in mudslides. More than 13,000 were
forced to seek shelter.

Heavy rains have been pummeling Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo states since Christmas. -- AP

 

[jacobsgoh]

Taking this into consideration, lky's son's govt is doing a great job; only certain roads get flooded every half century.