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The Negro river, a tributary of the Amazon river, is facing the worst dry season in decades in the Amazon rainforest. | Photo Credit: AFP As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats…
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A little boy walks across a dry, cracked area of the Negro River near his houseboat during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on October 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The Negro River, the Amazon’s second largest tributary, on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago….
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