RIO DE JANEIRO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Some 60 people are feared to have been buried by a landslide Wednesday which destroyed some 50 homes near Rio de Janeiro, local media reported.
So far, there has been no report of casualties in the tragic event in the city of Niteroi.
The latest incident came as southeastern Brazil is being battered by the heaviest floods in almost half a century, which have killed more than 145 people since Tuesday in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Niteroi is the hardest-hit city in the floods, where 79 people have died, and 40 people remain missing.
Xinhua News
