The rain in Rio.

If anyone has been following the international news, the state of Rio de Janeiro has been receiving record amounts of rain-- the same rain that may or may not have destroyed my laptop. There aren't strict numbers, but the rains have caused the most deaths in Brasil history (from rainstorms).

For more information:

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/americas/index.html

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/01/12/world/americas/AP-LT-Brazil-Flood-Deaths.html?ref=americas

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/world/americas/14brazil.html?ref=americas