Brazil flooding deaths reach 22

The death toll from a flood in southern Brazil a week ago rose to 22 Saturday with the discovery of two more bodies.

Five people are still missing in the town of Itaoca and one remained hospitalized, the Sao Paulo state's Civil Defense department said.

Some 332 people -- or about 10 percent of the town's population -- were left homeless by flooding of the Palmital River following torrential downpours in the area 340 kilometers (210 miles) southwest of Sao Paulo.

Sunday 19 January 2014

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