Brazil dam burst forces thousands from homes (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Brazilian authorities are trying to evacuate several thousand people after a dam burst in northern Rio de Janeiro state.

Water broke through the dam protecting the town of Campos de Goytacazes, opening up a big crater in a highway.

Rio and other parts of south-eastern Brazil have been battered by floods and landslides, with several people killed.

Some 66 towns and cities in Minas Gerais state have declared a state of emergency.

On Thursday, a dam protecting Campos de Goytacazes ruptured, sending floodwaters from the River Muriae towards the small community of Tres Vendas some 30km (19 miles) away.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16426732

[Yo_Mama]

1. I was just reading about the rising waters in The Netherlands

It's a big world - seems as if there is always some disaster somewhere.