Drought puts at risk the rural communities in the Brazilian Amazon | Video

Iranduba (Brazil), Oct 8 (EFE).- The severe drought that is hitting the Brazilian Amazon has isolated entire villages that depend on the rivers to survive sustainably and now they watch with concern as the waters disappear under their feet: "An abnormal thing is happening."

CAMERA: RAPHAEL ALVES

FOOTAGE OF THE DROUGHT.

STATEMENTS BY ALBERTA PACHECO, COORDINATOR OF THE TUMBIRA NUCLEUS OF THE SUSTAINABLE AMAZON FOUNDATION:

"OH MY GOD, I'M GOING TO DIE HERE."

"IN THE COMMUNITY WE HAVE AN ARTESIAN WELL, SO DRINKING WATER IS NOT A PROBLEM FOR US. I THINK THE GREATEST DIFFICULTY IS LOGISTICS."

STATEMENTS BY ROBERTO MENDONÇA, ONE OF THE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE "POSADA DE GARRIDO":

"THE CONCERN IS THAT WE ARE IN EARLY OCTOBER AND THERE IS TALK OF A DROUGHT THAT WILL LAST LONGER."

"WHEN IT STARTED DRYING OUT, IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY AND THE END OF AUGUST, IT STARTED SCARING EVERYONE, BECAUSE (THE WATER LEVEL) DROPPED AT A SPEED THAT HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE."

"WE WERE WORRIED BECAUSE WE KNEW SOMETHING ABNORMAL WAS HAPPENING, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENED, BUT LOWERING THE VOLUME SO FAST IN 24 HOURS HAS NEVER HAPPENED."

“THIS IS WHY WE ASK, IF HELP COMES FROM OTHER PLACES, THAT IT REALLY REACHES THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT.”

Metadata

Date: 08/10/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Environmental issue
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 285 seconds
Reference: 55012054129
Relevance: Normal