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Death toll rises to 68 in Brazil’s Minas Gerais due to heavy rains

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Brasilia, Feb 28 (IANS) The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 68, local authorities have said.Among all the victims, 62 were recorded in the city of Juiz de Fora, while six others were in the city of Uba, officials said on Friday (Local time).According to the authorities, the death toll includes people found dead in the rubble and those who were rescued alive but later died in health facilities due to the severity of their injuries.There are …