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Hundreds dead in Brazil mudslides, search to continue

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Driving rains sent tons of rusty red earth sliding into Brazilian mountain towns, killing at least 257 people and leaving dozens more missing - lives rescuers hope to save when they resume searches Thursday.

 

In the hardest-hit town of Teresopolis, where the local civil defense agency said at least 130 people died, hundreds of family members crowded around the town's morgue Wednesday night waiting to identify bodies. (AP)

 

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