Brazil Declares State of Emergency Due to Huge Floods

Massive floods hit northeast Brazil, prompting the president to declare a state of emergency.
Brazil Declares State of Emergency Due to Huge Floods
The Alagoas Agency released this photo of the flooding of the Mandau river, in Uniao dos Palmares, Alagoas State, northeastern Brazil. Thiago Sampaio/AFP/Getty Images
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The Alagoas Agency released this photo of the flooding of the Mandau river, in Uniao dos Palmares, Alagoas State, northeastern Brazil. (Thiago Sampaio/AFP/Getty Images)
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