Thousands ousted as city destroys flood-risk slums

The threat of new mudslides forced city chiefs to begin evicting 2,600 families from at-risk areas as they began a slum demolition programme on flood-hit Rio de Janeiro's hills.

The threat of new mudslides has forced city chiefs to begin evicting 2,600 families from at-risk areas with the beginning of a slum demolition programme on flood-hit Rio de Janeiro's hills.

The danger also kept a shutdown in place for the popular trolley ride that carries tourists up a mountain to the famed Christ the Redeemer statue.