Rescuers hunt Brazil flood victims

Rescue workers in Brazil are searching for more than 200 trapped and missing people after the city of Rio de Janeiro and its surroundings were hit by the heaviest rains seen in half a century.

More than 140 people have now been killed in landslides and flooding.

Al Jazeera’s Craig Mauro reports from city, where the search for dozens of people missing is still underway.

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