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Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

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There is a severe drought in parts of the Amazon basin, and the local government in Manaus has declared a state of emergency.

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

Parts of the Brazilian Amazon are experiencing severe drought

On September 29, in Lake Alexú, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, drought left the bottom of the lake largely exposed. Xinhua/AFP

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