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PHOTO GALLERY: Historic drought slowly strangles the Amazon River tributaries




Aerial view of a sandbank on the bed of the Negro River, in the Anavilhanas Archipelago, in Novo Airao, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on October 1, 2024. Several tributaries of the Amazon River, one of the longest and most abundant in the world, are in a "critical situation" due to the historic drought affecting Brazil, authorities reported on September 30. AFP

Aerial view of a sandbank on the bed of the Negro River, in the Anavilhanas Archipelago, in Novo Airao, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on October 1, 2024. AFP

Aerial view of a dry lake in the Anavilhanas Archipelago, in Novo Airao, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on October 1, 2024. Several tributaries of the Amazon River, one of the longest and most abundant in the world, are in a "critical situation" due to the historic drought affecting Brazil, authorities reported on September 30. AFP

Aerial view of the Santo Antonio Community affected by drought in Novo Airao, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on October 1, 2024. AFP

Aerial view of a sandbank on the bed of the Negro River, in the Anavilhanas Archipelago, in Novo Airao, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on October 1, 2024. Several tributaries of the Amazon River, one of the longest and most abundant in the world, are in a "critical situation" due to the historic drought affecting Brazil, authorities reported on September 30. AFP

Aerial view of a dry lake in the Anavilhanas Archipelago, in Novo Airao, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on October 1, 2024. Several tributaries of the Amazon River, one of the longest and most abundant in the world, are in a "critical situation" due to the historic drought affecting Brazil, authorities reported on September 30. AFP