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Sep 29, 2024

Drought reduces Amazon River in Colombia by as much as 90%: report

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The lack of water was particularly impacting Indigenous communities who depend on the river for food and transport, it added.

AFP has observed boats stranded around Leticia, capital of the southern Amazonas state, in recent days, with large swathes of land exposed by low water levels.

The city, near the borders with Brazil and Peru, is a critical trading post along the Amazon River.

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