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Heavy rains and mudslides killed more than a hundred people in Brazil. The death toll from mudslides and floods in Brazil’s colonial-era city of Petropolis rose to 117 and was expected to increase further as the region reels from the heaviest rains in almost a century.
Heavy downpours in the afternoon, when the city recorded some 6 cm of rain, caused even more soil instability and disrupted efforts to find survivors and clean up the debris. Up to 4 cm of rain is expected overnight in the region, according to meteorologists.
Around 700 people had to leave their homes and take shelter in local schools and other makeshift accommodations. Rio de Janeiro Governor Claudio Castro on Wednesday compared the damage to a war zone.
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