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Heavy Rains Kill 6 in Rio de Janeiro

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Six people have been found dead so far after the fierce rainstorm that came down on Rio de Janeiro yesterday, according to officials.

Two of the victims lived in Morro da Babilônia, a favela in Leme.

A third confirmed death was of a man who fell off a motorcycle and was dragged under a parked car in Gávea. According to firefighters, the man was unable to get out from under the vehicle due to the rushing water and drowned.

Two adults and a minor were buried in a . . .

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