In Brazil, heavy flooding has killed at least 35 people and forced more than 30,000 out of their homes across the country. Officials in the city of Jundiai said, four people died when their house collapsed because of a mudslide triggered by downpours. In the worst hit state Minas Gerais, civil defence authorities on Thursday said 16 people either drowned or were buried in mudslides. More than 13,000 were forced to seek shelter. Heavy rains since Christmas in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo states have killed more than 20 people and left about 20,500 homeless.