( CNN ) -- Dozens of people died as heavy rain caused flooding and mudslides in Brazil this week , officials said Tuesday . A mudslide early Monday in Sapucaia , Rio de Janeiro , killed at least 13 people , city officials said in a written release . One person died in Laje do Muriae , Rio de Janeiro , city officials said . In the neighboring state of Minas Gerais , at least people 15 died amid the rain as 116 cities have declared a state of emergency , the state-run Agencia Brasil reported . Officials at the site of the mudslide in Sapucaia estimated Tuesday that at least nine people were still buried . Seven cities in the metropolitan Rio de Janeiro area were under a state of emergency . January is traditionally a month with heavy rain . A year ago , more than 800 people died because of floods in the state of Rio de Janeiro . CNN 's Shasta Darlington contributed to this report .
13 people are killed in a mudslide in Rio de Janeiro state . Officials estimate that nine people remain buried . In the state of Minas Gerais , at least 15 people have died amid heavy rain .