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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Torrential downpours triggered mudslides that killed at least nine people Sunday near Rio de Janeiro, authorities said.
Three children were among the victims after homes and roads were swept away in the mountainous region of Petropolis, outside of Rio de Janeiro, authorities and the official government news service, Agencia Brasil, said Sunday.
The mudslides were triggered by heavy rains that drenched Petropolis on Saturday night and early Sunday. The equivalent of three weeks’ worth of rain fell in less than an hour early Sunday, Rio’s Civil Defense department told local media.
