Brazil World Cup 2014: heavy rain tears through roof a newly constructed stadium

Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 05:57 UTC

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Heavy rains in the Brazilian north-eastern city of Salvador tore through the roof of a newly constructed stadium for Confederations Cup soccer games starting next month, a warm-up before Brazil hosts the World Cup next year. Read full article

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ChrisR
It's the wrong sort of rain!
May 28th, 2013 - 05:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Baxter
This is now worrying . Not so long to go before the World Cup begins , one year ?
May 28th, 2013 - 08:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rufus
@1 Chris

The sort that tears ruddy great strips out of a stadium roof, you're not kidding...

Incidentally, does anyone know whether or not the Rio Olympic Committee took up the London Olympic Committee's offer to dismantle the Basketball Arena in Stratford (which was designed as a temporary building) and ship it to Rio?
I hope they do, and then ship it on to whoever gets the 2020 games (my money being on Istanbul) as a prime example of reuse being better than recycling...
May 29th, 2013 - 09:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redrow
And now the England game suspended!!
May 30th, 2013 - 08:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Baxter
4 Still dime hope that it will take place ! Not a good week for Brazil . Poor trade figures and increase in interest rate .
May 30th, 2013 - 10:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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