In pictures: Rising Amazon rivers flood Covid-hit areas in Brazil
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Rivers in the Brazilian Amazon region have risen to near record levels after heavy rains, flooding small towns and threatening areas hit hard by Covid-19 with another disaster.
In Amazonas state, 52 of the 62 towns and cities have areas under water, and 25 have declared a state of emergency including the capital, Manaus. About 410,000 people have been affected, according to the civil defence service.
In Manaus, the Negro river is at its third-highest level since records began in 1920, at 29.72m (97ft). Brazil s geological service expects the waters to reach 30.35m, exceeding the record flooding seen in 2012.