Flooding in Brazil
Posted on May 20, 2009 |
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Children played in the Mearim River in the flooded town of Trizidela do Vale, in the northeastern state of Maranhao, Brazil. It has been a month since torrential downpours overflowed the banks of the Mearim, forcing 11,000 out of 18,4000 from their homes.
Photo: Lalo de Almeida for The New York Times
Brazil
MediumPhotography, Colour
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