At least 12 dead as Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state hit by heavy rain and flooding

Neighbourhoods in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded on Monday, more than a day after torrential rain killed at least 12 people (Bruna Prado/AP)

Neighbourhoods in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded on Monday, more than a day after torrential rain killed at least 12 people.

The heavy downpours wreaked havoc over the weekend, flooding homes, a hospital, the metro line in the city of Rio, and a main freeway section, Avenida Brasil.