Indigenous people in the Amazon are urging Brazil to declare a climate emergency as rivers in the region dry up. The severe drought has led to a significant decrease in water levels, affecting the once beautiful and productive body of water. The poor management of rivers is not limited to the Amazon, as a campaigner warns that London is at risk of running out of drinking water due to similar issues. The drought in the Amazon has also caused shipping problems, with boats running aground in low rivers. One boat and barge carrying trucks and supplies have been stranded for three weeks on the Rio Negro river, a tributary of the Amazon. The captain of the stranded boat has been unable to move due to the record low water levels caused by the severe drought. In another news, pollution concerns have arisen for the River Glaven after torrential rain.
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The captain of a boat pulling a barge of trucks and supplies has been stranded on Rio Negro river, a tributary of the Amazon, that has seen its water levels drop to record lows due to severe drought https://t.co/lzSr5hLvtW https://t.co/BmXBuXQZVP
A boat and barge carrying three trucks and supplies has been stranded for three weeks on a diminished Rio Negro river - a tributary of the Amazon that has seen its water levels drop to record lows due to severe drought https://t.co/lzSr5hLvtW https://t.co/VU6roSLmmS
Amazon drought stalls shipping as boats run aground in low rivers https://t.co/8z0CBMYZzd https://t.co/Wc8uQh1odr
Poor river management means that London is number nine in the list of global cities most likely to run out of drinking water, warns campaigner @Feargal_Sharkey. https://t.co/NrVzceN7z4
"Once a beautiful and productive body of water with abundant vegetation and clean water, it is affected by the ongoing severe drought." https://t.co/8fOOBWYBO1 https://t.co/FS7cHCo9Hp
Amazon's Indigenous people urge Brazil to declare climate emergency as rivers dry up https://t.co/TXzlBxzvg1 https://t.co/UqdNTGsMAb