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As a result, Breed said, crime is receding.

As the conflict has spread and metastasised, its origins have faded from view, like the scene of a car crash receding in the rear view mirror of a juggernaut hurtling towards even bigger disasters.

Such worries were far from their mind when they eventually embarked on their epic journey on 4 August 2017, the Brazilian coastline slowly receding behind them.

Brown, who grew up in Bakersfield, said it has been disheartening and frustrating to see so many fish suffering as they are stranded by the receding water.

The flood waters are receding in some places in the region and spreading in others, with the extent of the damage revealed in places like Glucholazy.