Video shows World Cup football stadium left flooded & ABANDONED after torrential rain swamps Brazil killing at least 100

DRAMATIC footage shows an iconic World Cup football stadium left completely flooded after torrential rain battered Brazil for days.

The "apocalyptic" floods have caused massive destruction in the southern part of the country and have killed at least 100 people.

As the heavy rainfall hit the country, Brazil's Estádio Beira-Rio has closed after being caught up in the state's Rio Grande do Sul "worst disaster."

Shocking drone footage shows the stadium submerged underwater after the devastating deluge that swamped Brazil last week.

The stadium in Porto Alegre, home to Sport Club Internacional, will not host any matches until at least May 27.

The 50,000-capacity stadium hosted five matches during the 2014 World Cup.

It's the latest stadium to close due to severe flooding after the state's Gremio Arena and Estádio Alfredo Jaconi were also inundated.

In the video, hundreds of houses can be seen submerged, with only their roofs visible as locals were using small boards and surfboards to move around.

The flood-ravaged country is still reeling from the catastrophe, as emergency services continued to try and rescue survivors.

The heavy downpours have cost the lives of at least 100 people while another 130 in Rio Grande do Sul are missing.

The floods have affected some 400 municipalities causing a great deal of destruction across the state leaving 230,000 residents displaced.