Record Drought In Amazon Impacts 420,000 Children: UNICEF
- More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are experiencing dangerous levels of water scarcity and drought, according to the United Nations.
- UNICEF reported that 130 schools in Colombia’s Amazon had to suspend classes due to a lack of drinking water and food.
- UNICEF requires $10 million in the coming months to assist affected communities in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru by providing water and health brigades.
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Record Drought In Amazon Impacts 420,000 Children: UNICEF


Record Amazon drought across South America leaves 420,000 children without food, water and schooling, Unicef calls for urgent aid
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 7 — More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting water supplies and river transport, Unicef said yesterday. The record-breaking drought is taking a toll on Indigenous and other communities in Brazil, Colombia and Peru reliant on boat connections, the UN agency said. “We are witnessing the devastation of an essential ecosystem that familie…
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