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Around 200 people were buried by landslides near the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday (8 / 4), one day after a major flood occurred in the region. Floods caused by torrential rain in the last 50 years that killed 150 people.
Rescue personnel immediately tried to evacuate victims of landslides in the city of Niteroi who yesterday also attacked this flood disaster. Approximately 20 people successfully evacuated. "We heard a great noise and when we look at the source of the sound, everything has been covered with mud," said a local resident on the news network Globo, quoted from the page of the BBC.
Torrential rains since Monday (7 / 4) afternoon and caused dozens of landslides. Most victims are residents of slums in the area built in the hills around Rio, the second largest city in Brazil.
Officers said the death toll is likely to increase because there are still many people missing. Mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, said as much as 2 thousand families will be evacuated from the disaster-prone area. However, not yet explained when and where they will be moved.
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