Child on Flooded Street in Porto Velho

Residents of the community of São Carlos Jamari, in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia, North of Brazil, suffer from the impacts of the largest ever recorded flood on the Madeira River, in the Amazon, which reached 18.5 meters.

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Unique identifier: GP0STO8UK

Type: Image

Shoot date: 25/02/2014

Locations: Brazil, Madeira River, Rondônia, South America

Credit line: © Lunae Parracho / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Flooding in the Madeira River in Brazil

Greenpeace documentation of flooding in the Madeira river, Porto Velho (Brazilian state of Rondonia, Amazon region). On February 24th 2014, the river waters hit 18,43 metres in Porto Velho – the highest level ever recorded.

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