Rio de Janeiro (state)
The [[April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides]] are an [[extreme weather]] event that has affected the [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|State of Rio de Janeiro]] in Brazil in the first days of April 2010. At least 212 people have died, 161 people have been injured (including several rescuers), while at least 15,000 people have been made homeless. [[Meteolagists]] exspessed concern over the intensity of the storms and there aftermath. The worst part was on the 5th and 6th.