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The Brazilian city being swallowed up from underneath

The Brazilian city being swallowed up from underneath

Neighborhoods in the Brazilian city of Maceió have been left looking like war zones, with the ground beginning to sink as a result of abusive salt-mining practices by petrochemical giant Braskem

Renato Alves

Jul 5, 2021

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