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Since mudslides swept away homes in the South East of Brazil earlier this month, hundreds of people have died and hundreds more are still missing.

It has been described as the country's worst ever natural disaster.

One of the worst affected places was Teresopolis, where more than 300 people were killed.

But one 15 year old boy from Teresopolis called Pedro had a lucky escape when his home collapsed.

His father, 43 year old shop assistant Magno de Jesus Andrade, had to break his son's leg and carry him through chest high mud to get him to safety.

Outlook's Matthew Bannister spoke to them both about the dramatic rescue, just as Pedro was about to have the plaster cast removed from his broken leg.

The terrible loss of life in Teresopolis also put an enormous strain on all the emergency services, including the undertakers in the city.

Mauricio Berlim and his family run the most established undertakers in Teresopolis, and have been inundated with bodies of those who died in the mudslides.

They have been carrying out scores of funerals and helping people in the local community to identify the bodies of their loved ones.

Speaking to Outlook from his offices in Teresopolis, Mauricio described the terrible pressures he has been facing in the aftermath of the mudslides.