Mudslide victims to get some relief
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From Times Wire Reports
Brazil began planning relief for tens of thousands of people forced from their homes by weeks of heavy rains and mudslides.
Mudslides killed at least 26 people in Rio de Janeiro state and three in neighboring Sao Paulo state.
Another 26 deaths have been blamed on rains in Minas Gerais state since October.
Most of those affected lived in shantytowns perched on hillsides.
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