State of emergency because of floods in Manaus, where England plays Italy

Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 08:24 UTC

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Brazilian World Cup host city Manaus has declared a state of emergency as the waters of an Amazon River tributary swell, although officials say they do not expect it to flood. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
Well, England - v - Italy could switch to water polo.
River dolphins could swim the line.
May 28th, 2014 - 05:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Klingon
That big football stadium is really coming in handy.
Just what they need to be spending money on.
May 28th, 2014 - 08:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
With luck it will all be going swimmingly: glug, glug.

I love that they are relying of pedestrian bridges and walkways to ensure the WC goes on.

Dear me!
May 28th, 2014 - 10:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
I think floodwater is to be expected if you put a stadium in the middle of a gigantic rainforest, riverine region.
Perhaps they would have been better putting it in the Sertao.
May 29th, 2014 - 09:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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La Patria
If the pitch does flood, England may regret not bringing Peter Crouch
May 29th, 2014 - 11:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
Geoff, you took the words out of my mouth....the first thing that came to mind after seeing the headline, was that England should send it's water polo team as well...or maybe they could invent jet-ski ball...
May 29th, 2014 - 09:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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