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December 29, 2021

Death Toll from Brazil Flooding Rises to 20
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In Brazil, the death toll from unprecedented flooding in the
northeastern state of Bahia has risen to 20, with some 35,000 people
displaced after a pair of dams collapsed over the Christmas holiday.
Eighty-one-year-old Vitoria Rocha lost her home - and nearly lost her
life - after her town became engulfed in floodwaters.

Vitoria Rocha: "When I got here and saw the destruction, I could not
believe it. It seemed as though what I was seeing was not happening. My
home torn apart, all my things destroyed, everything is a mess."



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