More than 600,000 people suffer from the effects of drought in the Brazilian Amazon
More than 600,000 people in Brazil are suffering the effects of drought in the Amazon. Local authorities report that this is one of the strongest droughts ever suffered in the region, causing sandbanks that have prevented river traffic for boats. teleSUR
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00:00 In Brazil, over 600,000 people are suffering the effects of the severe drought affecting
00:06 the Brazilian Amazon region.
00:09 Local authorities report that this is one of the strongest droughts ever experienced
00:12 in the region, causing sandbanks that have prevented river traffic for boats.
00:18 The rivers are reported to have been reduced in depth to just 30 centimeters in some stretches.
00:24 The situation has held to the death of marine wildlife in the States, prompting the Ombudsman's
00:28 Office to declare a state of emergency in 59 cities.
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