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A man pulls his boat across the mudflats of a drying tributary of the Amazon River, as the season drought worsens to one of the worst in recent years, in Parana do Paraua
24 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A man pulls his boat across the mudflats of a drying tributary of the Amazon River, as the season drought worsens to one of the worst in recent years, in Parana do Paraua, Amazonas State, November 24, 2009. After a rainy season that caused some of the worst flooding in recent history, the seasonal drought that followed is proving to be especially bad as well. REUTERS/Marcio Silva (BRAZIL DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) BRAZIL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN BRAZIL
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