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Drought in Sao Paulo

Drought in Sao Paulo

November 26, 2014 | 01:41 AM

A woman stands next to a boat on the banks of the Jacarei river in Piracaia. Sao Paulo state is reeling under a drought. The Jacarei river dam is part of the Sao Paulo’s Cantareira system of dams, which supplies water to 45% of the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo. Water level at the dam is now at historic low.

November 26, 2014 | 01:41 AM