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Added on the 04/12/2014 20:45:27 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Rio de Janeiro residents walk by cars damaged by torrential rain, as city workers try to clean the streets of the rubbles left by flash floods that killed at least three people. A man was killed after he was caught in flooding in the south of the city, while two women died when a house in a nearby favela collapsed, Rio de Janeiro mayor Marcelo Crivella told reporters. Schools throughout the city were closed and power was knocked out in some areas. Heavy downpours often cause flooding in Rio de Janerio as rain overwhelms the city´s creaky infrastructure. Impoverished favelas, built on the hills in the city, are usually the hardest hit areas. IMAGES
Tunisians clear the mud from the streets of the town of Mohamedia following flash floods in the north of Tunisia. Flash flooding in Tunisia has killed at least five people while a further two are unaccounted for, the interior ministry said. IMAGES
Images show bursting waters of the Gardon river in southern France and a helicopter taking part in a search for seven people, who went missing following violent storms. IMAGES