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People make their way in a flooded street in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 5, 2010
Wednesday, Apr. 07, 2010

Open quoteWhen the man upstairs is nervous and makes it rain, we can only ask him to stop. Close quote

  • LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA,
  • President of Brazil, urging Brazilians to pray for an end to the heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro's history, which have triggered landslides that have killed at least 95 people
Photo: Xinhua / Landov | Source: AP