Country on the brink as drought depletes Paraná river
Oct 08, 2021
3 minutes
By William Costa ASUNCIÓN
In the shadow of towering grain silos that line the bank of the Paraná river, South America’s second-longest waterway, Lucas Krivenchuk stands watching workers rush to load a barge with soybeans.
“Twelve barges had to leave today, but only six will make it out: there’s no time, the water’s dropping too fast,” said Krivenchuk, general manager of the Trociuk private port in southern Paraguay. “It’s the first time that any have left in two months.”
The Paraná, which winds through
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