Brazil’s Amazonas state is grappling with rapidly diminishing water levels, beaching dozens of boats and homes. It is anticipated that by the time 2023 takes its final bow, 500,000 people will be feeling the drought’s wrath. See the impact of the drought from Oct. 5, 2023.
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Joaquim Mendes da Silva, 73, walks with his dog on the dry bed of Puraquequara lake amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Oct. 5, 2023. The Brazilian Amazon rainforest is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year.
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Fishermen take cover from the sun next to a riverboat that ran aground in the dried-out Puraquequara lake amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Oct. 5, 2023.
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Isac Cicero Rodrigues digs into the dry bed of Puraquequara lake to obtain water amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Oct. 5, 2023. The Brazilian Amazon rainforest is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year.
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Boats lay stranded on the dry bed of Puraquequara lake, amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Oct. 5, 2023. The Brazilian Amazon rainforest is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year.
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Floating homes and boats lay stranded on the dry bed of Puraquequara lake, amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Oct. 5, 2023.
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Luiz Diego Pinheiro Ferreira, 30, walks near the well that he dug into the dry bed of Puraquequara lake to obtain water amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Oct. 5, 2023.
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Fishermen pull a boat on the remaining water of Puraquequara lake affected by a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Oct. 5, 2023.
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Raimundo Silva do Carmo, 67, shows the water he obtained from a well dug in the dry bed of Puraquequara lake amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Oct. 5, 2023.
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Floating homes and boats lay stranded on the dry bed of Puraquequara lake, amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Oct. 5, 2023.
