Brazil: Rio death toll hits 214 from mudslides, floods
Brazilian officials say the death toll from floods and mudslides in Rio has risen to 214 as crews continue searching through the debris. Workers have now recovered 29 bodies at the site of a slide that wiped out a slum in Niteroi, next to Rio.
Authorities believe many more are still buried in the mud, and the official tally of the dead is likely to keep going up. Although the rains have eased, the water-soaked terrain threatens further slides. The latest figures on the confirmed dead were announced in a statement by the Rio de Janeiro fire department. Most of the victims were swept away in landslides that roared through slums built on steep, unstable hillsides. (AP)
