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Persistent Brazil floods raise specter of climate migration
(www.reuters.com)
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this post was submitted on 14 May 2024
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It's not as big as France, even though it's covered very populated areas in 450 municipalities. There are actually over 300k affected homes with over 500k displaced, of which over 80k are in emergency shelters. The damage to transportation, water and electricity infrastructure was immense.
Source: I've been displaced from the capital because of water and energy cuts.
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Go to https://s3.amazonaws.com/thetruesize.com/mockup.html and drag brazil to europe lining up rio grande do sul with france. They are comparable in size
I hope you are safe and fed, I am lucky in that I'm not living there atm and that my family is safe