4,000 in Rio de Janeiro state are evacuated after floodwaters open a 20-meter-wide crater . This wet weather spurred mudslides and flooding that earlier killed eight people and forced another 10,000 to leave their homes . The city of Barra da Tijuca is one of the most affected areas with more than 10,000 people forced to evacuate their homes. January is traditionally a wet , rainy and sometimes deadly month in January .
4,000 in Rio de Janeiro state are evacuated after floodwaters open a 20-meter-wide crater . The city of Barra da Tijuca is one of the most affected areas with more than 10,000 people forced to evacuate their homes. January is traditionally a wet , rainy and sometimes deadly month in January .