Rio cleans up as rain continues

Published: 7 April 2010 y., Wednesday

The death toll in the state of Rio de Janeiro rose to 89 on Tuesday as workers struggled to clean up the mess created by 15 hours of heavy rain. Mudslides swept away shacks in Rio’s hillside slums – and shut down transport and commerce in several cities.

Šaltinis: Reuters
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