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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Bryony Gooch

Sinkholes appear in Amazon as Brazilian city declares emergency

1,200 people are at risk of losing their homes as sinkholes in the city of Buriticupu open - (REUTERS)

A city in Brazil has declared a state of emergency after a number of huge sinkholes opened up in recent weeks.

Several buildings in the city of Buriticupu, in the north eastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, have already been destroyed with 1,200 people at risk of losing their homes to the widening abyss.

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