"at Least two people have been killed in a husras in a poor area of Rio de Janeiro, said brazilian authorities. The area was hit hard by heavy rain earlier in the week."
"at Least seven people were injured when two buildings in the poor area Muzema collapsed during Friday. Data on more kill circulating in various media, but has not been confirmed by the authorities."
"Parts of the road up to the collapsed houses had been washed away by the heavy rains, which complicates the rescue operation and search for more people in the rubble."
"There are no data on how many people lived in the buildings. The authorities are trying to work out how many that is missing is to ask neighbors and relatives."
"Many of the buildings are poorly built without building permits."
"Rio de Janeiro, the lieutenant-governor Cláudio Castro said that the nearby buildings may be torn down in order to prevent similar disasters from occurring again."