2 dams burst over the weekend after weeks of heavy rains.
Aerial view of floods caused by heavy rains in Itapetinga, Bahia State, Brazil, on Sunday. Photo: Manuella Luana/AFP via Getty Images
Heavy rains and flooding in northeast Brazil have killed at least 18 people, wounded 286 others and displaced some 35,000 residents,The Brazilian state of Bahia has been pummeled by heavy rains since early November, causing two dams to burst over the weekend as more deaths from the extreme weather were confirmed,Bahia Gov.
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