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24/01/2011

Brazil's deadly mudslides: we hear about one boy's dramatic rescue

AFTERMATH OF THE BRAZILIAN MUDSLIDES
Fifteen year old Pedro tells Matthew Bannister about being rescued from the mudslides by his father Magno de Jesus Andrade, and his father describes how he had to break Pedro's leg in order to save his life. Also, we hear from Mauricio Berlim who runs an undertakers in Teresopolis and has helped hundreds of people to identify the bodies of their loved ones.

THE ROMA PEOPLE
Tessa Dunlop reports on the fate of the Roma people who were forced out of France last summer and have ended up living back in Romania.

HEATHER CIROTA
Heather Cirota tells Matthew about her life as a shadcan, or traditional Jewish matchmaker, helping young people in Jerusalem's ultra orthodox Haredi community to find a partner. She explains why she believes that it's her human intuition that matches couples so successfully.

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25 minutes

Last on

Tue 25 Jan 2011 13:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Mon 24 Jan 2011 22:05GMT
  • Tue 25 Jan 2011 03:05GMT
  • Tue 25 Jan 2011 10:05GMT
  • Tue 25 Jan 2011 13:05GMT

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