Brazil's flooding death toll tops 500

More than 500 people are now known to have died in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades. Raging floods and landslides have left a trail of destruction through the mountainous Serrana region near Rio de Janeiro. The brunt of the tragedy has been borne by poorer rural residents in houses built in risky areas, often without formal planning permission. ... http://www.euronews.net/