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Amazon River Flooding

The Amazon is the second longest river in the world (after the Nile), stretching 6,400 kilometers and containing 20 percent of the Earth's fresh water. This Global ecoregion is made up of these terrestrial ecoregions: Iquitos varzea; Gurupa varzea; Rio Negro campinarana; Marajó varzea; Purus varzea; Monte Alegre varzea.

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Amazon River Flooding

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  1. A man looks on from his house in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 28, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 150,000 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

  2. Cattle are seen in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 28, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  3. Residents play soccer in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 27, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  4. View of a flooded street by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 28, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  5. A resident leaves a Bradesco bank in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 28, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  6. Children paddle their canoe in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 27, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  7. A woman is seen in front of a church in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 27, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  8. Children look on from their house in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 27, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 150,000 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  9. A man walks in hospital flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 28, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  10. Residents paddle their canoe in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 28, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  11. Residents paddle their canoe in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 27, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  12. View of a flooded area by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 28, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  13. A man is pictured in his boat in front a church in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 28, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

  14. A view of a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil May 28, 2015. According to the state Civil Defense, more than 237,615 people were affected in the State with strong rains. Picture taken on May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

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