Heavy rains kill at least 28 in Brazil

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

JAMAPARA, Brazil -- A mudslide caused by two days of downpours has killed at least 13 people in a small town in southeastern Brazil, and another 11 are listed as missing, the head of the Rio de Janeiro state civil defense department said Tuesday.

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