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Floods Kill 25 on Portuguese Island

   VOA News 20 February 2010

   Portuguese  Interior Minister Rui Pereira says at least 25 people have
   died in floods and mudslides on the island of Madeira.
   The  French  news  agency  reports that heavy rain and winds up to 100
   kilometers  per  hour  struck the island, about 600 kilometers west of
   mainland Portugal, on Saturday night.
   Portugal's  state news agency (Lusa) says at least 60 people have been
   hospitalized.
   It  was  not  immediately clear if any tourists were among the storm's
   victims.
   Some information for this report provided by AP, Reuters and AFP.

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