Collapse of buildings in Rio de Janeiro: 2 dead and 17 missing | Chronic

At least two people were killed Friday when two buildings collapsed in a community in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, where firefighters are working to search for missing persons.

It is the community of Muzema, one of the regions hardest hit by Monday's storm, which killed eight people "Wonderful city".

As firefighters and police work in search of missing persons, a person could be saved with life.

According to firefighters, at least two people have died and about 17 people are under intensive search.

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro said the collapsed buildings were illegal in a booming real estate region with building construction.

"I was in my room, I felt a tremor and I went into the living room, the roof fell on me and I started going down the stairs to escape."he said Edvaldo, a survivor who lived on the first floor of one of the collapsed buildings.

The region is controlled by para-police militias in the Rio das Pedras district, which are also accused of carrying out illegal real estate activities on public land or in conflict.

These are irregular buildings built in favelas or neighborhoods without horizontal infrastructure. The police mafia sells them without writing.

Governor's announcement:

"Unfortunately, the collapse of Muzema has already killed and wounded, which is an unfortunate situation, that I continue to monitor closely … Our firefighters, as always, do their best", expressed through its social networks the governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel.

The mayor of the town, Marcelo Crivella, is instead to badist the victims and to be informed of the relief work.