At least 11 people have died as torrential rainfall hit Brazil.

Al Jazeera reports that a storm hit northern parts of Rio de Janeiro with people in the area dying in landslides, drownings and electrocutions.

Mayor Eduardo Paes decreed the situation an “emergency” and urged people to stay at home for their own safety and to avoid disrupting rescue and recovery efforts.

Some parts of the city received a month’s worth of rain in January in just 24 hours.

A report from firefighters showed they had responded to 200 storm-related events.