<span style="color: #222222;">In Brazil, at least 11 people including two children were killed by rainstorms in the southeastern part of the country.<br />'' <br />'' Civil Defense officials said today that two days of torrential rain in Minas Gerais state have also left seven people injured, 16 missing and more than 2,500 homeless followings a series of landslides and house collapses.<br />'' <br />''One year ago, 270 people were killed after a dam collapse in the same area in Minas Gerais state.</span>