Drought reduces Amazon River in Colombia by as much as 90%: report

Bogota (AFP) Sept 26, 2024

The Amazon River has seen its levels in Colombia reduced by as much as 90 percent, a government agency said Thursday, as South America faces a severe and widespread drought. The river - the world's biggest by volume and which also flows through parts of Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname - has been hard hit by the drought that has seen wildfires s