Brazil floods: worst ever natural disaster as death toll rises The death toll from mudslides and floods in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil has risen to 541, making it the country's worst-ever natural disaster. 14 Jan 2011 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/8259444/Brazil-floods-worst-ever-natural-disaster-as-death-toll-rises.html [embedded video] --- Rains to Continue in Brazil as Floods Kill 538 People www.bloomberg.com/apps/data?pid=avimage&iid=iRthOxWcPbTY Jan 14, 2011 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-14/more-rain-forecast-for-brazil-as-floods-mudslides-kill-511-in-rio-state.html [embedded video]