In Brazil a Sao Paulo suburb has been hit by severe flooding following heavy rains.<br /><br /> Houses were destroyed and whole districts turned into rivers.<br /><br /> The country’s southeastern region is experiencing its worst drought for 80 years but the floods – the latest of several this year – will do little to alleviate it.<br /><br /> Across the state thousands have had to leave their homes because of floods and mudslides.
