การบ่มคอนกรีต: Heavy Rains Rio de Janeiro.wmv

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Heavy Rains Rio de Janeiro.wmv

Let the burning candle in this video be our Prayer for Rio de Janeiro.... Rains pelted Rio again on Wednesday, a day after the heaviest deluge on record sent killer mudslides cascading down hillsides and turned streets into raging torrents in Brazils second-biggest city. The death toll increased to 100 in Rio and the neighbouring city of Niteroi, while children were kept from schools for a second straight day and authorities continued to urge people to stay at home. The situation improved (Wednesday), Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes told GloboNews TV. But the less people are on the streets, the better. People should not go out if they dont have to. The city remained on alert amid fears the continuing rains could dislodge saturated ground and cause more slides, Mr. Paes said. Authorities reported 104 people injured and 65 missing. Although the sun began emerging in some areas, pockets of heavy rains continued to cause trouble. Some roads were still underwater, and a Copa Libertadores match between Flamengo and Universidad de Chile was postponed until Thursday because of flood damage at Maracana stadium. Most of the deaths were caused by landslides that slashed through slums built precariously on steep slopes, leaving red-brown trails of destruction. Concrete and wooden homes were crushed and hurtled downhill onto other structures. Officials said potential mudslides threatened at least 10000 houses in the city of 6 million people. Some 1200 people were left homeless. Rio, which will ...