Amazon River Flooding in Brazil

RIO BRANCO, ACRE, BRAZIL - 2015/03/15: 2015 flooding in Brazilian Amazon, displaced people living temporarily in plastic shelter tents at Rio Branco city, Acre State. Floods have been affecting thousands of people in the state of Acre, northern Brazil, since 23 February 2015, when some of the states rivers, in particular the Acre river, overflowed. Further heavy rainfall has forced river levels higher still, and on 03 March 2015 Brazils federal government declared a state of emergency in Acre State, where current flood situation has been described as the worst in 132 years. One of the worst affected areas is the state capital, Rio Branco, where level of the Acre River reached a record 18.40 meters in early March 2015. Flood stage is thought to be 14 meters. (Photo by Ricardo Funari/Brazil Photos/LightRocket via Getty Images)
RIO BRANCO, ACRE, BRAZIL - 2015/03/15: 2015 flooding in Brazilian Amazon, displaced people living temporarily in plastic shelter tents at Rio Branco city, Acre State. Floods have been affecting thousands of people in the state of Acre, northern Brazil, since 23 February 2015, when some of the states rivers, in particular the Acre river, overflowed. Further heavy rainfall has forced river levels higher still, and on 03 March 2015 Brazils federal government declared a state of emergency in Acre State, where current flood situation has been described as the worst in 132 years. One of the worst affected areas is the state capital, Rio Branco, where level of the Acre River reached a record 18.40 meters in early March 2015. Flood stage is thought to be 14 meters. (Photo by Ricardo Funari/Brazil Photos/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Amazon River Flooding in Brazil
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