Brazil canals to bring relief to drought-hit regions

Brazil is hoping that a $3bn water project will quench the thirst of regions hit by drought. Two canals are diverting water from South America’s fourth-longest river to reservoirs and lakes in the northeast.

Brazil is hoping that a $3bn water project will quench the thirst of regions hit by drought.

Two canals are diverting water from South America’s fourth-longest river to reservoirs and lakes in the northeast. The project has been 10 years in the making.

Al Jazeera’s Daniel Schweimler reports from Monteiro in Paraiba state.