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Montevideo, April 19th 2024 - 08:31 UTC

Tag: Rio Negro river

  • Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 08:00 UTC

    Record flooding in Brazil's Amazon region; half a million displace

    The Rio Negro reached its highest water level since records began in 1902, with a depth of 29.98 meters at the port's measuring station

    In Brazil's Amazon region the Rio Negro has swollen to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping. More than 450,000 people have been affected state-wide. Residents in Manaus, the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, were struggling to cope with severe flooding after heavy rain caused nearby rivers to swell.