The Negro River, the Amazon's second largest tributary, has reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago.
Boats and houseboats are stuck in a dry area of the Negro River during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The Amazons second largest tributary on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus more than 120 years ago. – The Negro River, the Amazon’s second largest tributary, on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago.
“There is no more water to go through. Navigation is over,” boatman Cledson Lopes Brasil told The Associated Press. This is a startling contrast to July 2021, when Negro River waters took over part of the Manaus downtown area. The historic flood, which also ruined crops of hundreds of riverine communities, lasted for about three months.
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