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23 January 2011 Last updated at 20:30 ET

Brazil landslide deaths top 800Coffins in Nova Friburgo on 15 January 2011

Brazilian officials say the number of deaths known to have been caused by this month's flooding and landslides in Brazil is more than 800.

Dominican health worker disinfecting a UN vehicle as it crosses the border from Haiti, 27 October 2010Dominican Republic cholera death

The Dominican Republic confirms a Haitian man is the first to die of cholera in the country since an epidemic broke out in neighbouring Haiti.

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