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Firefighters work at the site of a blaze in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands, where flames are reaching the major road crossing the area. IMAGES
Heavy machinery moves soil at a makeshift dam while workers hoist giant pipes over mounds of earth at two construction sites in the south of Uruguay, as the South American country struggles to enhance its aging water delivery infrastructure to cope with an unprecedented three-year-long drought that has put at risk the supply of tap water for about 60% of the population. IMAGES
Aerial images of the reservoir behind Paso Severino in Uruguay. This reservoir, which normally supplies fresh water to 60 percent of the country's population, is experiencing the largest drop in water levels ever recorded. According to authorities, water levels could be completely depleted in July if it does not rain. IMAGES
Protesters sing Uruguay's national anthem during an anti-government march in Montevideo over the high levels of salt in the drinking water. The country, crossed by numerous rivers, has had to resort to brackish water sources because of a drought that has lasted for more than three years. IMAGES
Visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appeals for "massive" international support for Somalia as it battles a devastating drought and a grinding Islamist insurgency. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives with Somali Prime Minister Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for a press conference in Mogadishu to kick off a brief visit to Somalia, a country scarred by protracted armed conflict and climate disasters. IMAGES
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