
Handout picture provided by Agencia Brazil of the damages caused by heavy rains in the town of Sao Jose do Vale do Rio Preto, next to Itaipava city, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 20 January 2011. According to authorities, the death toll has risen to 746. EPA/WILSON DIAS / AGENCIA BRAZIL HANDOUT

Handout picture provided by Agencia Brazil of the damages caused by heavy rains in the town of Sao Jose do Vale do Rio Preto, next to Itaipava city, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 20 January 2011. According to authorities, the death toll has risen to 746. EPA/WILSON DIAS / AGENCIA BRAZIL HANDOUT

A handout picture provided by Radiobras shows a general view of a zone affected by rains in Santa Rita, near Teresopolis, Brazil, 21 January 2011. EPA/VALTER CAMPANATO HO

Handout picture provided by Agencia Brazil of the damages caused by heavy rains in the town of Sao Jose do Vale do Rio Preto, next to Itaipava city, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 20 January 2011. According to authorities, the death toll has risen to 746. EPA/WILSON DIAS / AGENCIA BRAZIL HANDOUT

Handout picture provided by Agencia Brazil of the damages caused by heavy rains in the town of Sao Jose do Vale do Rio Preto, next to Itaipava city, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 20 January 2011. According to authorities, the death toll has risen to 746. EPA/WILSON DIAS / AGENCIA BRAZIL HANDOUT

A handout made available by Agencia Brazil shows the Brazilian army helicopter that crashed in Nueva Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during rescue in the zone affected by heavy rains a week earlier, on 20 January 2011. Five people were injured in the accident. EPA/VALTER CAMPANATO / AGENCIA BRAZIL HANDOUT

View of the damage caused by heavy rains in Nova Friburgo town, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 19 January 2011. According to police, the death toll has risen to 727, and rescuers are still looking for hundreds of dissapeared persons. EPA/ALAOR FILHO