city of petropolis, which was devastated by flash floods and mudslides on tuesday. a hundred and 46 people are now known to have died and almost 200 have been reported as missing. the emergency services were forced to suspend their work several times during the day because of torrential rains. the emergency services were forced to suspend their work several times during the day because of torrential rains. soldiers from the mexican army have seized three tonnes of cocaine — after a high—speed chase at sea. the incident happened around 70 nautical miles from from the resort city of cabo san lucas. three people were arrested. the bbc�*s tim allman reports.