Landslide leaves at least 15 dead in Rio de Janeiro suburb
12 November 2018 |
7:51 am
At least 15 people have been killed in a landslide Saturday caused by heavy rains in southeast Brazil's Niteroi municipality, part of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, according to local authorities.
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