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Brazil:Mud Slide:2003/01/17

Duration	2003/01/17	Mudslides have killed at least 20 people in Brazil after strong rains swept through the central state of Minas Gerais. At least 70 people were injured in the slides and it expects the death toll to rise as it continues to search for missing people.State authorities estimate 6,700 people were forced to evacuate their homes, while 2,280 residences have been destroyed in the storms
Country or District	Brazil
Name	Mud Slide

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Report/Articles Reuters Alertnet 2003/01/20 Death toll climbs to 41 in Brazilian mudslides.So far, more than 8,000 people have evacuated their homes ABC News　2003/01/17 Death Toll of Brazil Mudslides Up to 36 Sydney Morning Herald　2003/01/17 Mudslides have killed at least 20 people in Brazil. But Boy, 10, saved after 15 hours buried in mudslide

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