Brasilien: Zehntausende fliehen vor Flut

EPAepa03050246 A handout picture provided by Prefecture de Campos de Goytacazes on 05 January 2012 shows a zone affected by waters of river Muriae after the collapse of part of the dike that protects the city of Campo de Goytacazes, in the Brazilian state

EPAepa03051485 A group of people row a canoe down a flooded street in the city of Campos Dos Goytacazes, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 06 January 2012. Authorities of Rio de Janeiro suspended the electric service in the area and forced aproxim

REUTERSAn aerial photograph shows a break in highway BR 356 that was washed away after several days of heavy rains swelled the Muriae River in Campos, 230 km (142 miles) northeast of Rio de Janeiro, January 5, 2012. Civil Defense officials said the 4,000

EPAepa03051487 A man wades through a flooded street in the city of Campos Dos Goytacazes, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 06 January 2012. Authorities of Rio de Janeiro suspended the electric service in the area and forced aproximately 500 famil

EPAepa03050245 A handout picture provided by Prefecture de Campos de Goytacazes on 05 January 2012 shows a road destroyed by the force of the water after the collapse of part of the dike that protects the city of Campo de Goytacazes, in the Brazilian stat

EPAepa03051486 A man wades through a flooded street in the city of Campos Dos Goytacazes, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 06 January 2012. Authorities of Rio de Janeiro suspended the electric service in the area and forced aproximately 500 famil

REUTERSA motorist stands on the edge of a break in highway BR 356 that was washed away after several days of heavy rains swelled the Muriae River in Campos, 230 kms (142 miles) northeast of Rio de Janeiro, January 5, 2012. Civil Defense officials said the

EPAepa03051488 Men wade through a flooded street in the city of Campos Dos Goytacazes, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 06 January 2012. Authorities of Rio de Janeiro suspended the electric service in the area and forced aproximately 500 families