200 buried in landslide near Rio de Janeiro

Up to 200 people have been buried in a landslide that swept away some 40 house in Brazil\'s Rio de Janeiro.



Torrential downpours that began on Monday afternoon set off dozens of landslides.



Officials say rescuers are still searching for survivors of previous mudslides.



The number of confirmed dead is 150 but is now expected to rise steeply.



Officials are also expected to distribute thousands of aid packs with food and medicine.



The mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, has said that up to 2,000 families will be moved from high-risk areas, but has not given details of when or where they will be relocated to.



He says 4,000 families have been made homeless and 10,000 houses remain at risk, mostly in the slums where about a fifth of Rio’s people live.