RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The heaviest rains in decades caused floods and landslides that killed at least 79 people in Rio de Janeiro state, shutting down transport and commerce on Tuesday in Brazil's second city.
Mudslides swept away shacks in Rio's hillside slums, turning the city's main lake and the sea brown after fifteen hours of heavy rain.
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