Three-year-old boy among the 10 confirmed victims after city of Niterói hit by landslideTen people were killed and 11 injured in a mudslide near Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, Brazilian authorities have said. Roberto Robadey, the head of Rio’s civil defence department, told the Globo TV network that the mudslide in the city of Niterói was caused by heavy downpours. He said people were killed and injured when a large boulder rolled on top of six houses in the Boa Esperança neighbourhood. “People were advised of the situation and were recommended to move to safer locations.”But Claudio dos Santos, president of the Boa Esperança residents’ association, said several families “refused to leave”. The Rio fire department said the dead included a three-year-old boy, two elderly women and a middle-aged man.

Source: The Guardian November 10, 2018 21:11 UTC