Death Toll in Brazilian Floods over 800
Steven L. Taylor
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Monday, January 24, 2011
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Via the BBC: Brazil flood deaths top 800 with 400 still missing
Officials in Brazil say more than 800 people are now known to have died in floods and landslides in the south-east of the country this month.
More than 400 people are still missing after torrential rain caused whole hillsides to collapse.
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The flooding is considered the worst natural disaster Brazil has ever experienced.
According to figures compiled by the newspaper O Globo, about third of all victims were children and adolescents.
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Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
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The 800 is in Rio alone. A death has been reported in Sao Paulo as well.