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Workers and residents in Raposos, a town in a southeastern region of Brazil where at least 45 people have died in floods that followed record rainfall, clean up debris. IMAGES
Firefighters rescue people trapped by floodwaters in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, where heavy rains have left at least 21 dead, according to authorities. IMAGES
Sao Paulo, Feb 19 (EFE).- A new rainstorm on Wednesday caused flooding and major traffic cuts in Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil.(CAMERA: Fernando Bizerra)SUPPORT IMAGES OF THE STORM
The Acre River in western Brazil floods to historic levels forcing thousands of people in the city of Rio Branco alone from their homes. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Firefighters from the ICMBio (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation), Brazil's federal protected areas agency, use helicopters and make firebreaks to combat a blaze in the Amazon rainforest. Nearly 3,000 forest fires were registered in the Brazilian Amazon in February 2024, the highest for any February since records began in 1999, and made more likely by climate change, according to experts. IMAGES
Residents of Duque de Caxias in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro save their belongings after heavy rains flooded their homes. The rainstorm hit particularly hard the northern parts of Rio, where 11 people died due to landslides, drownings, and electrocutions. Firefighters are still searching for a woman who went missing after her car fell into a river. IMAGES
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