In far-north Brazil, Brasiléia records highest flood ever
Brasiléia, in the northern state of Acre, saw the biggest flood ever recorded in the history of the municipality in the south of the state, in a region close to the Brazilian border with Bolivia.According to the local authorities, the level of the Acre river reached 15.56m, surpassing the historic flood of 2015, when it reached 15.55m. The average level of water rise has remained at 2cm for each three hours.Civil defense data show that so far the municipality is one of the worst affected by the flooding of the Acre river, adding that 75 percent of the city has been affected by the floods. In the city’s rural area, over 500 people are isolated and 20 bridges have been destroyed by the waters.More than 13 thousand people have been affected in some way. Around 2 thousand are homeless or...