Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/20
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Two buildings collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, in the latest incident highlighting the failure of authorities to improve the city's infrastructure. Rescue crews pulled four people alive from the debris. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Firefighters carry the body of a victim among the debris of a collapsed building in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday morning. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Firefighters worked through the night sorting through the debris of a collapsed building in Rio de Janeiro. Ana Carolina Fernandes/Reuters
Rescue workers carry an injured victim after a building collapsed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Felipe Dana/AP
Firefighters carry the body of a victim among the debris of the collapsed building in Rio de Janeiro. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Rescue workers carry an injured victim. There is no official word on deaths, but Globo television cites unidentified Brazilian authorities as saying two bodies have been found so far. Felipe Dana/AP
Firefighters work among the debris of the collapsed building. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
A general view of the debris from the collapsed buildings. Rescue crews pulled four people alive from the debris by midnight on Wednesday. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/20
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: The Israeli separation barrier: A West Bank wall
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
In the past year Rio has seen exploding manhole covers and numerous transit accidents. It might be time to rethink the city's antiquated building codes, says guest blogger Julia Michaels.
• A version of this post ran on the author's blog, Riorealblog.com. The views expressed are the author's own.
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