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Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 50 people in the coastal city of Angra dos Reis, 150km from Rio de Janeiro, on the night of December 31st, 2009. Approx. 30 died at the pousada (hostel) Sankay, on the island of Ilha Grande, while another 20 died in the favela of Morro da Carioca, above the city center.

Here,a firefighter peeks inside a hole in the rumbles, looking for some evidence of corpses.

Merci de lire les explications en début d'album et de parcourir les photos par ordre chronologique / Please read the explanation at the beginning of the set and view the pictures in chronological order.

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Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 50 people in the coastal city of Angra dos Reis, 150km from Rio de Janeiro, on the night of December 31st, 2009. Approx. 30 died at the pousada (hostel) Sankay, on the island of Ilha Grande, while another 20 died in the favela of Morro da Carioca, above the city center.

Here, an inhabitant is looking for evidences to locate the remains of a house where a family was sleeping.

Merci de lire les explications en début d'album et de parcourir les photos par ordre chronologique / Please read the explanation at the beginning of the set and view the pictures in chronological order.

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Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 50 people in the coastal city of Angra dos Reis, 150km from Rio de Janeiro, on the night of December 31st, 2009. Approx. 30 died at the pousada (hostel) Sankay, on the island of Ilha Grande, while another 20 died in the favela of Morro da Carioca, above the city center.

Here, a man tries to recover some belongings from his destroyed house in Morro da Carioca.

Merci de lire les explications en début d'album et de parcourir les photos par ordre chronologique / Please read the explanation at the beginning of the set and view the pictures in chronological order.

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Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 50 people in the coastal city of Angra dos Reis, 150km from Rio de Janeiro, on the night of December 31st, 2009. Approx. 30 died at the pousada (hostel) Sankay, on the island of Ilha Grande, while another 20 died in the favela of Morro da Carioca, above the city center.

Here, an inhabitant takes away a mattress saved from a destroyed house.

Merci de lire les explications en début d'album et de parcourir les photos par ordre chronologique / Please read the explanation at the beginning of the set and view the pictures in chronological order.

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