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Gabrielle Sodré

Luzia Barbosa de Oliveira, not pictured, is transported on a boat to her home partially submerged by flood waters in Sambaituba, a rural area of Ilheus, Bahia state, Brazil.

‘It’s a gigantic tragedy’: Flooding in Brazil’s Bahia state displaces tens of thousands

Natural disasters

In northeastern Brazil, weeks of rain have caused massive flooding. At least 24 people are dead and tens of thousands have lost their homes. But in some places, local residents are coming together to provide support for those in need.