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'Nobody has ever seen this': Heavy rains, flooding kill dozens in Brazil's 'Imperial City'

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At least 94 people died in the historic Brazilian mountain town of Petropolis, local government officials said on Wednesday, after heavy rains caused mudslides that buried homes, flooded the streets and washed away cars and buses.

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