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Internally displaced residents

People carry furniture at the scene of a landslide in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil.
People carry furniture at the scene of a landslide in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. Photo: Sergio MARANHAO / AFP (Getty Images)

According to the Guardian, about 5,000 people have been displaced from their homes after the flooding and landslides.