1.
AERIAL VIEW.. FLOODED AREA.
0.06

2.
AERIAL VIEW... FLOODWATER UNDER BRIDGE.
0.09

3.
LV FLOODWATER AROUND WINDOWS OF HOUSE
0.11

4.
SV MAN IN PUNT.
0.14

5.
LV FLOODWATER.
0.15

6.
TRAVEL SHOT..PAST FLOODED BUILDING.
0.17

7.
SV CHICKEN ON LOWER ROOF.
0.19

8.
SV CHILDREN INSIDE FLOODED DWELLING.
0.21

9.
SCU DITTO.
0.24

10.
SV PAN..FLOODWATER IN ROOM.
0.27

11.
SV DITTO.
0.28

12.
SV RESCUERS IN BOAT AID MAN ON ROOF.
0.32

13.
LV "SANTA BEATRIS HOSPITAL."
0.34

14.
SV CHILDREN ON STEPS.
0.38

15.
SV FAMILIES INSIDE HOSPITAL.
0.40

16.
SCU DITTO.
0.42

17.
STV DITTO.
0.45

18.
SCU CHILD IN HOSPITAL.
0.48

19.
AERIAL V..FLOODED AREA.
0.51

20.
AERIAL V..DITTO.
0.55



Initials DR/S/MR/PB



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Background: AFTER WEEKS OF DROUGHT THROUGHOUT BRAZIL, HEAVY RAINS ON NOVEMBER 2, FLOODED THE ITAJAI RIVER, FLOWING THROUGH THE PROSPEROUS STATE OF SANTA CATARINA. THE RIVER ROSE MORE THAN FIFTY FEET OVER ITS NORMAL HIGH WATER MARK, COVERING MILES OF WHEAT FIELDS AND VINEYARDS. ELEVEN PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO HAVE DIED, WITH MORE THAN 100 STILL MISSING.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FLEW AID TO THE FLOODED AREAS AS THE THREAT OF DISEASE SPREAD. MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE RECEIVED ANTI-TYPHOID VACCINES AND OTHER MEDICAL AID.

TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THIS YEAR'S DISASTER, A SCHEME HAS BEEN PROPOSED TO BUILD FIVE LARGE DAMS TO CONTROL THE COURSE OF THE RIVER.