Boat pilot Paulo Monteiro da Cruz observes dead fish at Piranha Lake, which has been affected by the drought of the Solimoes River, in Manacapuru, state of Amazonas, Brazil, September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly MANACAPURU, Brazil — Some rivers winding through Brazil's vast Amazon rainforest have piled up with dead fish in recent days as a worsening drought has led water levels to fall, affecting local communities' access to food and drinking supplies. Over 110,000 people have already been affected, officials say, as the dead fish have rotted and contaminated the water supply.

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