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Photo from São Domingos, Cape Verde
 
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Heavy rains during the rainy season cause flash floods that result in erosion. The local government helps farmers construct rock walls to slow the process of erosion, especially on the sides of steep mountains.

by Brandon Lundy
São Domingos, Cape Verde (1999)

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