Torrential rain has led to streets turning into rivers in the city of Recife, Brazil.
Recife is one of Brazil’s venue cities for the World Cup and is about to host the Germany versus USA game. There have been no suggestions as yet that the game will be called off. The stadium lies around 30km from the city center and as such may not be as badly affected.
However many fans will be finding it extremely treacherous to reach the stadium. Many of the city’s streets are under several feet of water. Cars and traffic have come to a standstill in some areas.
The rain has been pouring since last night. Some locals claim Recife has seen between 6 and 8 inches in less than 24 hours. Others say the equivalent of 25% of the average monthly rainfall fell overnight.
Flooding in Recife getting worse. Has to be a danger many won't get to the stadium in time. No idea about pitch pic.twitter.com/ZmQLKQhkMM
— Ben Smith (@BenSmithBBC) June 26, 2014
Roads in Recife flooded. Imagine fans will have nightmare getting to stadium 30km out of town for #GERUSA pic.twitter.com/qxI1nEANt7
— tariq panja (@tariqpanja) June 26, 2014
Dozens of US fans abandoning vehicles and walking through torrential rain to stadium in Recife. 17 miles from here. pic.twitter.com/9rJdlMYrKg
— Ben Smith (@BenSmithBBC) June 26, 2014
Flooding in Recife. Teddy Goalsevelt guiding our car through the tough waters. Onwards to the stadium! #LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/lUEi5Rcxlf
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) June 26, 2014
