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Floods swallow cars, swamp houses in 'major' Australian emergency
Floods swallow cars, swamp houses in 'major' Australian emergency
by  AFP

Flash floods swamped hundreds of homes in southeastern Australia and thousands of people were warned to flee surging waters threatening towns across three separate states Friday. While the worst of the rain had passed by late Friday morning, the state emergency service warned the floods would get worse as water flowed downstream into swollen river catchments.

Bolsonaro finds strong support in Rio's 'Brazilian Miami'
Bolsonaro finds strong support in Rio's 'Brazilian Miami'
by  AFP

Posh-looking drivers in expensive cars are honking their horns on a beachfront avenue in Rio de Janeiro, blaring their approval at a vendor selling green-and-yellow Brazilian flags outside President Jair Bolsonaro's former home. - Bolsonaro's hood - Bolsonaro, then a congressman representing Rio, moved to Barra with his family in the 2000s.

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