Nearly 110 millimetres of rain falls in a day, triggering fatal mudslides and causing chaos in the already-clogged traffic of Latin America's business hub Sao Paulo.
Intense floods in Latin America's business hub Sao Paulo, which turned roads into rivers and tossed cars atop buildings and into trees, have killed at least 11 people, with authorities bracing for more rain.110 millimetres fell on the city from Sunday to MondayFive people drowned. The others, including at least one infant, were buried alive in mudslides, according to the Sao Paulo state security secretariat.
Nearly 110 millimetres of rain fell from Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon, 70 per cent of the amount expected for the entire month of March, authorities said.
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