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The city, near the borders with Brazil and Peru, is a critical trading post along the Amazon River.
Its residents say this is the worst drought in at least half a century.
Europe’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said this week that wildfire activity in South America this year has been “markedly above average” especially in the Amazon region and the Pantanal wetlands.
Fires are burning in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and Bolivia.
Ecuador, which depends on hydroelectric power, is facing severe energy shortages from its worst drought in six decades, and has implemented rolling blackouts and put 20 of its 24 provinces on red alert.
In Brazil, thick plumes of smoke have clouded major cities such as Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, with fumes at times wafting across the border to Argentina and Uruguay.
Colombia’s capital Bogota has been rationing municipal water for months.
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