Mexico vs. Cameroon, the second match of the 2014 World Cup, just kicked off in Natal, a tropical city in northeast Brazil. Until yesterday, it hadn't rained in Natal since mid-May. Now, torrential storms are flooding the city where bus drivers are striking and there is a rising concern about mosquitoes carrying Dengue fever.
Here are some pictures of the rain-soaked city and its soccer fans.
Groundsmen are trying to push the rain from the field.
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Roads underwater around the ground in Natal!! pic.twitter.com/jcuarLzPHJ
- Darren Fletcher (@DFletcherSport) June 13, 2014
Chaos in Natal. Alles onder water. pic.twitter.com/oAQ6uNrIQr
- Jeroen Elshoff (@JeroenElshoff) June 13, 2014
En #Natal van a jugar México-Camerún. en este momento diluvia. pic.twitter.com/JGdEpjdN3z
- Pablo Giralt (@giraltpablo) June 13, 2014
So after 4 weeks of no rain in Natal, what do we get? #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/EoiQSYm98T
- Fernando Palomo (@Palomo_ESPN) June 13, 2014
Here's a GIF of the Mexican starters just before the opening whistle:
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