A few steps from the precipice, Deusimar Batista hangs out her clothes in the sun. Nothing is left around her garden, as the neighboring house and the road next to her estate have been eaten up by gullies. Caused by poor urban planning and deforestation, according to experts, this type of erosion threatens to displace residents of Buriticupu, a small city in the Amazon rainforest of northeastern Brazil. (AFP)
Living on the Edge: The Struggle of a Damaged City in Brazil
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