Thursday, February 10, 2011

Brazil’s Deadly Landslides

Brazil's Deadly Landslides
01. An aerial view shows a landslide-affected area in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 127. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
The mountainous area of Teresopolis, close to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been hit with heavy rains. The rain has caused flooding and landslides which have killed over 500 people. Warning: This gallery contains some graphic images.

Brazil's Deadly Landslides
02. An aerial view shows a landslide-affected area in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 127. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
03. Rescue workers attempt to locate survivors after a landslide hit Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 127. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
04. An aerial view shows a landslide-affected area in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 127. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
05. An aerial view shows a landslide-affected area in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 127. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
06. An aerial view shows a landslide-affected area in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 127. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
07. An aerial view shows a landslide-affected area in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 127. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
08. An aerial view shows a landslide-affected area in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 127. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
09. A view of a once-populated hillside destroyed by a landslide in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 160. REUTERS/Luiza Garcia
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
10. Rescue workers search for victims of a landslide in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 160. REUTERS/Luiza Garcia
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
11. Rescue workers search for victims of a landslide in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 160. REUTERS/Luiza Garcia
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
12. Rescue workers search for victims of a landslide in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 160. REUTERS/Luiza Garcia
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
13. Residents cross a street affected by a landslide in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 160. REUTERS/Luiza Garcia
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
14. The bodies of victims of a landslide lie inside a building where rescue workers placed them in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 160. REUTERS/Luiza Garcia
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
15. A destroyed house is seen after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. Rescue workers struggled on Thursday to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 356 people in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
16. A destroyed house is seen after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. Rescue workers struggled on Thursday to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 356 people in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (BRAZIL - Tags: DISASTER)
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
17. A resident looks at a destroyed house after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. Rescue workers struggled on Thursday to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 356 people in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
18. A destroyed house is seen after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. Rescue workers struggled on Thursday to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 356 people in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
19. A resident walks in front of a destroyed house after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. Rescue workers struggled on Thursday to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 356 people in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
20. Residents walk past destroyed cars after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
21. Residents walk past near a damaged truck after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
22. A destroyed car is seen after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
23. A resident sits on the remnant of a wall of his destroyed house after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
24. Residents walk between fallen trees after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
25. A children's playground is seen after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
26. Two residents carry a motorcylce over a bridge made of a plank of wood after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
27. The bodies of victims of the landslides lie on the ground in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
28. A woman walks past near bodies of victims of the landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
29. The foot of a victim is pictured after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
30. The hand of a victim is pictured on the ground after a landslide in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 369. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
31. Residents whose homes were destroyed in a landslide rest in a shelter in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 375. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
32. A child affected by a landslide sleeps at a shelter in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 375. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
33. Rescue workers and residents search the rubble of a building that collapsed in a landslide in Nova Friburgo, January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 375. REUTERS/Shana Reis-Government of Rio/Handout
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
34. Residents whose homes were destroyed in a landslide rest in a shelter in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 375. The banner at top reads: Teresopolis, a city of spectacle. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
35. An aerial view of a neighborhood partially destroyed by a landslide caused by heavy rains in Nova Friburgo, January 13, 2011. Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Thursday and struggled to reach areas cut off by raging floods and landslides that have killed at least 388 people in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades. REUTERS/Shana Reis-Government of Rio/Handout
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
36. An aerial view of a neighborhood partially destroyed by a landslide caused by heavy rains in Nova Friburgo, January 13, 2011. Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Thursday and struggled to reach areas cut off by raging floods and landslides that have killed at least 388 people in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades. REUTERS/Shana Reis-Government of Rio/Handout
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
37. An aerial view of a neighborhood partially destroyed by a landslide caused by heavy rains in Nova Friburgo, January 13, 2011. Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Thursday and struggled to reach areas cut off by raging floods and landslides that have killed at least 388 people in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades. REUTERS/Shana Reis-Government of Rio/Handout

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