Preparing for takeoff in Brazil’s flood zone

Passengers who made plans to fly out of Porto Alegre, Brazil, before the city’s airport was submerged underwater during recent flooding are finally able to depart. But their flights are leaving from an air force base, and check-in takes place in a shopping mall. Reporter Michael Fox visits the makeshiift airport to see how it’s going.

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