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Leticia, Colombia – 20 October 2024
1. Various aerials of drought on the Amazon River
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Álvaro Sarmiento, head of operations for the Colombian Civil Defense in the Amazonas province: ++COVERED++
"The Amazon River has never dropped more than 13 meters above its level before."
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Loma Linda, Colombia – 20 October 2024
3. Various aerials of Santa Sofia residents carrying goods given by an NGO back to their community
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Leticia, Colombia – 20 October 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Álvaro Sarmiento, head of operations for the Colombian Civil Defense in the Amazonas province: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++
"The Indigenous communities are affected the most because all the food has already run out. For Indigenous people, fishing is their main source of food. That’s their source of food, their life. If the river dries up, it would be a catastrophe and a major natural disaster in the Amazon region."
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Leticia, Colombia – 21 October 2024
5. Various of Indigenous small-scale fishermen working on the Amazon River
6. Fisherman Marciano Flores showing his catch
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Marciano Flores, artisanal fisherman: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++
"When the water is low, the fish die. You can’t catch (any fish) because they die. And when they die, they start to rot."
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Loma Linda, Colombia – 20 October 2024
8. Cracked earth where Amazon River used to reach
9. Men transport a water cistern donated by an NGO back to their community by boat
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Leticia, Colombia – 20 October 2024
10. Leticia residents carry produce from port to the city’s marketplace
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Leticia, Colombia – 19 October 2024
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Arnaldo Rufino, Leticia resident: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++
"It has affected us in every way. In terms of transportation, we can’t even take our crops for sale to Leticia. It has greatly affected our food security."
12. Low water on a lake near La Playa community, in Leticia
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Arnaldo Rufino, Leticia resident: ++COVERED++
"It’s definitely (caused by) climate change. I think this phenomenon is known worldwide and not only affects the Amazon region but the entire world. It’s a global concern that affects every single person living on this planet."
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Santa Sofia, Colombia – 20 October 2024
14. Various aerials of drought on the Amazon River near Santa Sofia
STORYLINE:
La sequía extrema del río Amazonas ha creado dificultades para las comunidades indígenas que viven a lo largo del río. Es cada vez más difícil conseguir alimento y agua, y transportarse de un lugar a otro. En Colombia, muchos pescadores tienen que buscar peces cada vez más río abajo. Con poca lluvia y el agua del río contaminada, muchas comunidades tienen dificultades para obtener agua potable. La caída del río ha aislado a algunas comunidades indígenas rurales, lo que ha llevado a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro y al gobierno a entregar agua y alimentos a lugares que dependen de la lluvia y el agua del río para sobrevivir.
El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Colombia no respondió a una solicitud de comentarios sobre la sequía. La Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres informó este mes que entregaría bombas motorizadas y mangueras para el abastecimiento de agua a territorios aislados y que se iniciará un contrato para la exploración de fuentes de agua subterráneas. Ha dicho que está enviando kits de asistencia humanitaria con agua potable y alimentos no perecederos para las comunidades.
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