11 dead in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro after heavy rainfall triggers floods, landslides

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At least 11 people were killed in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro after torrential rainfall hit the city, triggering flash floods and landslides. Several parts of the city, including metro stations, were inundated with floodwater.
 
Torrential rainfall that turned avenues into rivers killed at least 11 people in Rio de Janeiro, the fire department told news agency AFP on Sunday.
 
The rainstorm hit northern parts of Rio particularly hard, where people died in a landslide, drownings, and electrocutions.
 
Firefighters were still searching for a woman who went missing after her car fell into a river as of Sunday evening.

source: INDIA TODAY