Torrential rain, mudslides in Brazil kill 257
Jan 13, 2011
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) _ Summer rains sent tons of red mud and torrents of water rushing down mountainsides in towns outside Rio, enveloping homes of rich and poor alike and killing at least 257 people in 24 hours. Some survivors clung to trees to escape the water and landslides.Rescuers used heavy machinery, shovels and bare hands to dig through debris in a search for survivors Wednesday. It was not