Flooding kills at least 9 in Rio de Janeiro area RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 29 (AFP) Jan 29, 2006 Driving rains that sparked widespread flooding killed at least nine people in the Rio de Janeiro area, authorities said Saturday.
Friday's rains, believed the worst in almost a decade, plunged the city into chaos.
At least seven of those killed were drowned, most swept away by floodwaters, officials said.