Conditions forecast to worsen in Brazil’s flooded south

Residents paddle across a flooded area after heavy rain in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil (Andre Penner/AP)

More heavy rain is forecast for Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people with limited ability to move to less dangerous areas.

More than 15 centimetres (nearly six inches) of rain could fall over the weekend, according to the Friday afternoon bulletin from Brazil’s national meteorology institute.