Over 100 victims after the floods in Brazil

Among the victims are 13 children, local media reported.

Local authorities have activated more than dozens of alarms to warn of torrential rains even on Thursday evening.

Explosion teams have halted search for missing persons because of the risk of other landslides.

Police have said 116 people are still missing.

On Tuesday, Petropolis has faced more than six hours of rainfall.

The state governor, Claudio Castro, has said Petroopolis has faced heavy rain since 1932.

Tens of houses are covered in mud.

Rio de Janeiro and surrounding regions are often hit by torrential rains in the first three months of January, February and March.

In 2011, more than 900 people have died as a result of a storm in the mountainous regions of Rio de Janeiro, including Petropolis.

It has been considered the greatest natural disaster ever to take place in Brazil. / REL/