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Weekly Report - 15 April 2010 (WR-10-15)
BRAZIL: Rio's tragedy and political negligence
At least 231 people have been killed in Rio de Janeiro after the
highest rainfall on record led to flooding and landslides. The death toll is
likely to increase, with some 200 people still missing. Despite the exceptional
circumstances that caused the tragedy, specialists said that it was largely
preventable were it not for the political negligence that is commonplace in
Brazil.
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