As the water levels in the main waterways in northern Brazil rose last week, residents of Lethem are bracing for the worst and some are criticizing the authorities over the absence of a broad-based flood preparation plan.
Neighbouring Manaus, Brazil, has over the past week been experiencing its worst flooding in decades as a result of persistent rainfall and the authorities there have declared a state of emergency as the floodwaters continue to overtop the main waterways there.
As a result the waters in connecting rivers and creeks climbed to alarming levels over the weekend and residents of Lethem noted yesterday that the water in the main waterways including
