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Brazil is facing one of the worst droughts in its history with reservoirs running dry and power outages in many cities. Inadequate water management, increased urbanization, and deforestation in the Amazon are all factors behind the severe drought.

Added on the 06/02/2015 14:16:31 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media

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