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A young man brings food to his mother who lives in the village of Manacapuru. The village was once accessible by boat, but because of the drought, he must walk 2 kilometers along the dry riverbed of the Solimões River to reach her. Amazonas, Brazil, 5 October 2024
Elidia Carolina lives with her partner and their two-year-old daughter in a “floating house” built on stilts. Due to the droughts, the area around their home now resembles a desert, and they must walk almost 2 kilometers to reach the shore of the Río Solimões. Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil, 3 October 2024
Aerial view of the Tarumã River, which has become unnavigable due to drought. The landscape is marked by lines left by boat propellers before the river became impassable. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 4 October 2024
A man drags a boat through shallow water near São Francisco de Marina. Drought has grounded floating homes and made travel by river nearly impossible. Manaus, Brazil, 4 October 2024

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