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Pedro Araujo, 8, flies a kite from his canoe on the flooded Rio Negro in Manaus
11 May 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Pedro Araujo, 8, flies a kite from his canoe on the flooded Rio Negro, a major tributary of the Amazon River in Manaus, May 11, 2009. Floodwaters inched closer to the emergency level as residents of the Amazonas State capital prepared for the worst. REUTERS/Antonio Menezes-A Critica (BRAZIL ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY) BRAZIL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN BRAZIL
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Pedro Araujo, 8, flies a kite from his canoe on the flooded Rio Negro, a major tributary of the Amazon River in Manaus, May 11, 2009. Floodwaters inched closer to the ...


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