According to rescuers, nine homes and a local business were affected by the landslide following days of heavy rain. According to Rio firefighters, eleven people were rescued alive in Morro da Boa Esperança, in the municipality of Niteroi, though at least four others are still missing. Authorities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, say that at least 10 people have died after heavy rain triggered a landslide in a residential area.The landslide occurred on 10 November, 2018, in the Boa Esperança Community in Piratininga, Niterói, in metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro.
A landslide leaves at least 10 people dead while eleven others are injured in Niterói, Brazil.