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Brazil floods leave 50,000 people without shelter

Floods in Brazil: A helicopter flies over a flooded area in Jacuipe, Brazil
A helicopter flies over a flooded area in Jacuipe, in the north-eastern state of Alagoas
Photograph: Thiago Sampaio/Reuters
Floods in Brazil: Destroyed railway tracks at the Mundau River in Rio Largo
Destroyed railway tracks at the Mundau river in Rio Largo, Alagoas, after heavy rain and floods
Photograph: Thiago Sampaio/EPA
Floods in Brazil: The Mundau river in Rio Largo, Alagoas state, northeastern Brazil
The Mundau river in Rio Largo, Alagoas
Photograph: Tercio Cappello/AFP/Getty Images
Floods in Brazil: Inhabitants wait for help in a street full of debris
Inhabitants wait for help in a street full of debris after houses were destroyed by rain and floods
Photograph: Thiago Sampaio/EPA
Floods in Brazil: An area affected by the flooding of the Mundau river, in Rio Largo
An area affected by the flooding in Rio Largo
Photograph: Tercio Cappello/AFP/Getty Images
Floods in Brazil: People clear debris from a street after heavy rains in Barreiros, Brazil
People clear debris from a street after heavy rains in Barreiros, Pernambuco state
Photograph: Alexandre Gondim/AP
Floods in Brazil: Inhabitants recover their belongings after a river overflowed
People recover their belongings after a river overflowed destroying their homes in Uniao dos Palmares
Photograph: Thiago Sampaio/EPA
Floods in Brazil: Devastation caused by the overflowing of the Mundau river
Devastation caused by the overflowing of the Mundau river
Photograph: Tercio Cappello/AFP/Getty Images
Floods in Brazil: A man walks through the debris of his house
A man walks through the debris of his house in Rio Largo
Photograph: Thiago Sampaio/EPA
Brazil floods: A man sleeps next to a camp in Rio Largo city
A man sleeps next to a camp set up near the rubble of houses destroyed after heavy rains in Rio Largo
Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Brazil floods: A destroyed house after heavy rains in Palmares city
A destroyed house after heavy rains in Palmares, Alagoas
Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Brazil floods: An aerial view of a flooded area of Barreiros city
An aerial view of a flooded area of Barreiros city, in the north-eastern state of Pernambuco
Photograph: Antonio Cruz/Reuters
Brazil floods: A man stands at a camp set up after heavy rains in Rio Largo city
A man stands at a camp set up near the rubble of houses destroyed after heavy rains in Rio Largo
Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Brazil floods: Residents gather near destroyed houses in Uniao dos Palmares city
Residents gather near destroyed houses in Uniao dos Palmares, Alagoas
Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Brazil floods: A man stands in the ruins of destroyed houses in Palmares city
A man stands in the ruins of destroyed houses in Palmares, Alagoas
Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Brazil floods: An aerial view of a flooded area of Barreiros city in Pernambuco
An aerial view of a flooded area of Barreiros, Pernambuco
Photograph: Antonio Cruz/Reuters
Brazil floods: Local residents sit on severely damaged railway tracks
Local residents sit on damaged railway tracks in an area devastated by the overflowing Mundaú river, in Branquinho, Alagoas
Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images
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