The mayor of a mudslide-devastated city on Sunday urged a precautionary shutdown of Brazil's only nuclear power plants due to blocked highways while the death toll from flooding and slides rose to 75.

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SAO PAULO -- The mayor of a mudslide-devastated city Sunday urged a precautionary shutdown of Brazil's only nuclear power plants due to blocked highways while the death toll from flooding and ...

Landslides kill at least 10 in Brazil's Minas Gerais state. 13 January 2025. Share Save. Vanessa Buschschlüter. BBC News. ... The mayor said the city had been surprised by the intense rains.

SAO PAULO — The mayor of a mudslide-devastated city on Sunday urged a precautionary shutdown of Brazil's only nuclear power plants due to blocked highways, while the death toll from flooding and ...

SAO PAULO -- The mayor of a mudslide-devastated city on Sunday urged a precautionary shutdown of Brazil's only nuclear power plants due to blocked highways while the death toll from flooding and ...