Video: Mudslide sweeps down hillside in Brazil as people flee A mudslide caused by heavy rains killed a family of six in a rural part of eastern Minas Gerais in Brazil on Tuesday. Four of the victims were children. One of the bodies of the six victims was still missing, but presumed dead. The mudslide engulfed the hillside house where the family were, knocking down trees and causing people to flee to safety. According to the local state Civil Defence, the mudslide was the result of heavy rains hitting the region in recent days. River levels also rose, resulting in the flooding of residential and commercial buildings, leaving locals stranded.