RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The shortage of rainfall in the country is causing the Paraguay river water level to reach historic lows, mainly affecting its navigability. It currently stands at -0.30 meters at the port of Asunción while the historical minimum was -0.54 meters.
The river level is dropping by some 5 centimeters per day and the situation is critical.
Water level in the port of Concepción stands at 0.80 meters while its historical minimum was 0.34 meters recorded on January 7, 1968. In Asunción the minimum yesterday was -0.30 meters and . . .
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