South America's rivers hit record lows as Brazil drought impact spreads 

A man walks on a sandbar in the Paraguay River is pictured, amid smoke coming from wildfires in neighboring countries, as the river has hit a record low water level due to a major drought, in San Antonio, Paraguay, Sept. 7, 2024. People fish, amid smoke coming from wildfires in neighboring countries, on the shores of the Paraguay River, in Villeta, Paraguay, Sept. 7, 2024. The Paraguay River is pictured, amid smoke coming from wildfires in neighbouring countries, in Lambare, Paraguay, Sept. 7, 2024.

South America's Paraguay River, a key thoroughfare for grains, has hit a record low in Paraguay's capital Asuncion, with water levels depleted by a severe drought upriver in Brazil that has hindered navigation along waterways in the Amazon.