SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian World Cup host city Manaus has declared a state of emergency as the waters of an Amazon River tributary swell, though officials say they don't expect it to flood. Manaus city hall spokeswoman Jacira Oliveira says the 180-day state of emergency that went into effect on Tuesday is just a preventive measure to assure swift access to emergency resources if the Rio Negro unexpectedly spills into the city. She says that even there are floods, they won't damage the Arena Amazonia stadium that will host four games, including England against Italy on June 14 and the United States vs. Portugal on June 22. http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_307134/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=8m4nIiz9
England will finish bottom of the group. Seriously I agree. News today of out of date seafood @ the England and Italian team hotels for starters ? Brazil 2014 is not looking good and IF Brazil get knocked out espeically early then it could well get very nasty.
Very interesting !!! Out here in the balkans, we have actually had some floooding and the state of emergency was declared in a number of countries during the time of the problems. To do this as a Preventative measure and for 180 days looks odd. There are many things that the government can do during this time which would not normally be possable. I.e. crowd control, deploying the military on the streets, restricting access to transport etc.
