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| Brazil mudslide death toll rises | Brazil mudslide death toll rises |
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| The number of people killed in a landslide that hit a Brazilian island resort on New Year's Day has risen to at least 26. | The number of people killed in a landslide that hit a Brazilian island resort on New Year's Day has risen to at least 26. |
| Mud and debris destroyed three houses and swept a luxury hotel into the sea on Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, near Rio de Janeiro. | Mud and debris destroyed three houses and swept a luxury hotel into the sea on Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, near Rio de Janeiro. |
| Heavy rain triggered mudslides elsewhere in the Rio region, destroying homes in hillside slums. | Heavy rain triggered mudslides elsewhere in the Rio region, destroying homes in hillside slums. |
| More than 60 people are reported to have died across south-eastern Brazil. | More than 60 people are reported to have died across south-eastern Brazil. |
| I've never heard anything like it - a loud thunder that wouldn't stop Felipe Gomes MartinsIlha Grande resident In pictures: Mudslide tragedy | I've never heard anything like it - a loud thunder that wouldn't stop Felipe Gomes MartinsIlha Grande resident In pictures: Mudslide tragedy |
| Rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors on Ilha Grande. | Rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors on Ilha Grande. |
| Officials say the Sankay Lodge was full that when the mudslide hit. About 40 guests, including children, were ringing in the New Year. | Officials say the Sankay Lodge was full that when the mudslide hit. About 40 guests, including children, were ringing in the New Year. |
| There are few details about those who died. Authorities said no foreigners were known to be among them. | |
| Witnesses said the houses and the resort had been hit by a piece of the hillside measuring some 300m across. | Witnesses said the houses and the resort had been hit by a piece of the hillside measuring some 300m across. |
| "It was a deafening noise, I've never heard anything like it - a loud thunder that wouldn't stop," Felipe Gomes Martins, a neighbour of the hotel, told the Brazilian news website G1. | "It was a deafening noise, I've never heard anything like it - a loud thunder that wouldn't stop," Felipe Gomes Martins, a neighbour of the hotel, told the Brazilian news website G1. |
| Other landslides in Angra dos Reis killed 13 people on Friday. | |
| On Thursday at least 19 people died as heavy rains triggered mudslides in Rio de Janeiro state. | On Thursday at least 19 people died as heavy rains triggered mudslides in Rio de Janeiro state. |
| Local authorities have declared three days of mourning. | Local authorities have declared three days of mourning. |
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