Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Death toll at 17 in Rio building collapse

SAO PAULO (AP) — Firefighters have raised the death toll from the collapse of three buildings in Rio de Janeiro earlier this week to at least 17 people and say hopes of finding anyone alive beneath the rubble are slim.

A Rio de Janeiro fire department official says rescuers pulled five more bodies from the debris overnight and early Saturday morning. The death toll had been 12. The official …

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