Around 200 people died as a result of landslides slipping on slum blocks of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, said emergency situations ministry representative.

The landslides also overwhelmed about 60 houses, 20 people were unearthed, Brazilian media report.

Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes informed that about 2.000 people will be evacuated from the hazardous regions, adding that 4 thousand families are already bereft of homes and 10.000 houses are endangered, BBC reports.

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