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Turtles killed as drought causes Brazil lake to dry up

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Brazil's oldest artificial lake has dried up to become a cemetery for turtles, symbol of the ecological disaster hitting the country's northeast in its worst drought in a century.

Added on the 24/02/2017 14:18:18 - Copyright : AFP EN

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