Sinkholes swallow part of Brazilian town

Massive sinkholes in the city of Buriticupu, on the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, have led the municipal government to declare a state of emergency.

The sinkholes are an escalation of a problem that residents have been watching unfold for the last 30 years, as rain slowly erodes soils made vulnerable by their sandy nature, plus a combination of poorly planned building work and deforestation.

Some 1,200 people are at risk of having their homes tip into the widening abyss.

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