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Dozens Still Missing After Brazil Mudslide

BRAZIL – The number of people killed in landslides which hit coastal towns in Brazil’s São Paulo state over the weekend has risen to 44.

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BRAZIL – The number of people killed in landslides which hit coastal towns in Brazil’s São Paulo state over the weekend has risen to 44. More than 40 others are still missing.

Locals have joined forces with rescue workers to search the mud for survivors.

More than 750 people lost their homes as torrents of earth and rock came loose from hillsides after a record amount of rain fell in the coastal area east of São Paulo.

Meteorologists said more than 26 inches of rain came down in the space of only 24 hours.

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