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23 Jan 2011 12:08

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World: Mudslides now second-worst disaster in Brazilian history

  • 1,500 died in a meningitis outbreak in the mid-1970s, according to United Nations data
  • 803+ have died in the recent mudslides, caused by a month’s worth of rain falling in 24 hours source
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28 Sep 2010 11:01

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World: In Mexico, a huge mudslide could lead to huge death toll

  • 1,000 could be trapped in the mudslide source
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08 Aug 2010 11:02

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World: Landslides in China kill hundreds, affect tens of thousands

  • 127 number of people reported killed in Gansu province
  • 2,000 people reported injured; the landslides were caused by heavy rain
  • 50k have been affected by the deadly landslides and flooding source
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12 May 2010 10:37

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World: Holy crap: Sinkhole kills entire family in Quebec

  • strangeness The family was just at home minding their own business when the ground below their home started to fall apart in a mudslide.
  • sadness A day later, after a crew of rescuers tried to help, four people – the entire family – was found dead inside the home. source
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02 Jan 2010 18:06

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World: The Brazilian mudslide quickly gets larger, deadlier

With at least 64 dead and many more potentially missing, search crews are heavily trying their best to find anyone they can. source
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01 Jan 2010 18:50

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World: Mudslides turn a Brazilian island resort into a disaster zone

  • 15+ have died in the mudslides, which hit on New Year’s Eve
  • 10+ were injured; authorities are searching for survivors now source
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10 Aug 2009 09:27

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World: Mudslides make a bad situation in China even worse

  • 600 villagers could be buried by a torrent of mud source
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