JAMAPARA, Brazil — Civil defense officials say a mudslide caused by two days of downpours has killed at least 13 people in a small town in southeastern Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro state civil defense chief Sergio Simoes tells local CBN radio that five bodies were pulled from underneath tons of mud and debris on Tuesday. Eight bodies were found on Monday.
He says 11 people are listed as missing in Jamapara, a district of the town of Sapucaia. Among the missing are five members a family whose car was caught in the mudslide.
Floods elsewhere in the state have forced more than 30,000 people from their homes.
In neighboring Minas Gerais state, more than 14,000 people have left their homes, and 15 have died in floodwaters or mudslides.
updated 1/10/2012 10:21:15 AM ET
Associated Press
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