SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Heavy rains in the northeast Brazilian state of Alagoas have killed 20 people and left 2,100 homeless, mainly from mudslides in hilly slums around the state capital, Maceio, an official said Wednesday.
Heavy rains pounded the state Monday night and Tuesday, turning many streets into muddy, brown streams, Civil Defense spokesman Feliciano de Almeida said by telephone from Maceio, a seaside resort city of 700,000 people, some 1,200 miles north of Sao Paulo.
The rain tapered off by Wednesday, with clear skies forecast for the rest of the week.
Most of the homeless were in low-lying working class districts, he said, adding that they were being cared for in public school buildings.
Of the 20 dead, 18 were killed in mudslides and two by drowning.
Flooding damage is common in many of Brazil's impoverished northeast states. Flooding in January and February left 160 people dead and caused more than 200,000 to flee their homes, according to the Interior Ministry.
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Brazilian Flooding Leaves 20 People Dead
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