The first funerals have taken place in the flood stricken Brazilian city of Petropolis for those killed in Tuesday's devastating mudslides.

There were 117 confirmed fatalities and more than 100 people still missing.

The BBC's Katie Watson reports.

[Reporter]

You can see where the mud came through this neighborhood, wiping out every single house in its wake.

Hundreds of firefighters and authorities are now on the ground trying to help with the recovery effort.

But, it is such a huge expanse.

It's very hard to see where they actually are.

It doesn't look like many people are on the ground.

There's a feeling here that help didn't come soon enough.