Deadly flooding and mudslides in Brazil
Residents carry a landslide victim in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.Felipe Dana
Rescue workers remove a body after a landslide in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state.Felipe Dana
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, left, stands with residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by flooding and landslides in Nova Friburgo, near Rio de Janeiro.HO
Residents stand on the porch of their home at the edge of landslide damage in the Caleme neighbourhood of Teresopolis, Brazil.Felipe Dana
A church is surrounded by debris and floodwaters after a landslide in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state.Felipe Dana
Residents cross a stream as they leave their houses after landslides in the Caleme neighbourhood of Teresopolis, Brazil.Felipe Dana
Rescue workers save a live rabbit as they search for survivors inside a home destroyed by a landslide in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state. Felipe Dana/APFelipe Dana/The Associated Press
A woman takes some food to her dog on the sofa in her flooded house in the Jardim Itaim neighbourhood of Sao Paulo.MAURICIO LIMA
Relatives of victims of flooding victims seek information about their family members in Teresopolis.VANDERLEI ALMEIDA
Municipal workers clean the mud off the streets in Vieira, Brazil.VANDERLEI ALMEIDA
A delivery truck rests on a fence among the wreckage caused by landslides and flooding in Teresopolis, some 100 kilometres from downtown Rio de Janeiro.VANDERLEI ALMEIDA
A resident looks at a destroyed house after a landslide in Teresopolis, Brazil.BRUNO DOMINGOS
Felipe Dana
A mother carries her daugther in her flooded house at Jardim Itaim neighbourhood, eastern outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 13, 2011. Days of flooding and mudslides have left hundreds of people dead in southeast Brazil. Rescuers searched through layers of mud for survivors and bodies after freakishly heavy rains caused landslides and torrents to slice through three towns near Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 356 people.MAURICIO LIMA
A resident paddles across a flooded area on a kayak at Jardim Itaim neighbourhood, eastern outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 13, 2011. Days of flooding and mudslides have left hundreds of people dead in southeast Brazil. Rescuers searched through layers of mud for survivors and bodies after freakishly heavy rains caused landslides and torrents to slice through three towns near Rio de Janeiro, killing 455 people so far.MAURICIO LIMA
Rescue workers and residents search the rubble of a building that collapsed in a landslide in Nova Friburgo, January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 375HO
Residents whose homes were destroyed in a landslide rest in a shelter in Teresopolis January 13, 2011. The death toll from the devastated mountainous region near the city of Rio de Janeiro was expected to rise as rescuers reached the more remote areas. Heavy rains earlier in the week killed 13 people in Sao Paulo state, bringing the total number of deaths in southern Brazil to at least 375. The banner at top reads: "Teresopolis, a city of spectacle."BRUNO DOMINGOS
An aerial view of a neighborhood partially destroyed by a landslide caused by heavy rains in Nova Friburgo, January 13, 2011.HO
Rescue workers search for victims of a landslide in Teresopolis January 12, 2011. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 160STRINGER/BRAZIL