According to CNN the death toll had reached over 600 people and was still rising for the Brazilian City of Rio de Janeiro on January 17, 2011. The flooding occured for over a week and causes many mudslides. Here is a link to a BBC report and a video of one stranded women and her dog. this is just one of hundreds of thosands of people caught unaware and in their homes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12180079
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