Brazilians Flee Heavy Flooding

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BACABAL, Brazil - Brazilians huddled in cow pens converted into emergency shelters Friday, as swollen rivers continue to rise and northern Brazil's worst floods in decades boosted the number of homeless to nearly 300,000. The death toll rose to 39, and coffins started popping out of the soaked earth.

More than 1,000 people forced from their homes were crammed into a sprawling complex of stables and wooden shacks that hosts the annual August cattle fair in this city of 95,000 surrounded by small farms and jungle.

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Brazilians Flee Heavy Flooding

Up to six people were staying in each pen, sleeping in hammocks, mattres...

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