December 4, 2009 mudslides triggered by torrential rains killed at least 20 people and left thousands homeless in Brazil, msnbc website reports referring to Associated Press.

Streets in South America's largest city Sao Paulo were inundated with floods, paralyzing traffic and shutting down airports. At least 6 deaths, including four children were reported in Sao Paulo's subway area, when mudslides descend, the source informs.

TV showed hundreds of residents furiously digging through mud with shovels to search for the missing.