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The river port in the most populated city of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest recorded its lowest water level in over a century on Monday amid a drought that has left boats stranded on the Amazon river and cut off food and water supply to villages, all while damaging the world’s most diverse ecosystem.
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The port in Manaus, Brazil recorded a water level of 13.59 meters on Monday, Reuters reported, the lowest level recorded since record keeping began in 1902 and amid the lowest levels of recorded rainfall seen since 1980.
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