Digging wells, the desperate solution to overcome drought in the Amazon
epa10906016 An aerial photograph taken by drone shows boats and houses stranded in a dried up area of Lago do Puraquequara lake, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 06 October 2023 (issued 07 October 2023). Drought is severely hitting the Brazilian Amazon, where some inhabitants have been forced to dig handmade wells with a handful of boards on dry lake beds in search of water in order to survive. EPA/Raphael Alves
