Brazil .- More than 230 dead in Rio de Janeiro because of flooding

BRASILIA, 12 At least 237 people have died in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro as a result of floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains, as reported by local media on Wednesday, which is constantly increasing balance victims. For cities, the most affected in Teresopolis, where they killed at least 122 people, while 97 have died in Freiburg, following an increase of 59 from the previous report.

These data, provided by the newspaper 'O Globo', also add the 18 people killed in Petropolis. The Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, fly over the areas affected by landslides and floods. The federal government has pledged 700 million reals (318 million euros) to help the victims.

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