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The city that's playing host to Thursday's much-anticipated USA vs. Germany World Cup match is underwater
Recife is located in the northeastern most portion of Brazil, only about 190 miles south of Natal, which was also struck by flooding rains this month.
The culprit is a flow of moisture-rich air off the ocean, and Brazil's meteorological service as well as international centers had flagged that part of Brazil, as well as the southeast, as having a likelihood of above average rainfall this summer.
Recife is one of the wettest parts of Brazil, but this event is still noteworthy for high rainfall totals in such a short period of time. The Recife Airport station recorded about 3.7 inches of rain in less than 24 hours, with the rain still falling as of 11:00 a.m. ET Read more...
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