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Heavy flooding in Brazil’s south creates havoc for residents

Southern Brazil is facing the worst climate disaster in its history. Unprecedented floods have engulfed major Rio Grande do Sul cities, including the capital, Porto Alegre, where 135,000 people have been pushed from their homes, and there is still little end in sight.

Haitian author Dimitry Elias Léger.

His topic: A president, the first lady, her lover — and an earthquake

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