- Title: Centuries-old church emerges from a drying dam in Mexico's Oaxaca
- Date: 3rd February 2024
- Summary: JALAPA DEL MARQUES, OAXACA, MEXICO (JANUARY 31, 2024) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS DRONE FOOTAGE OF CHURCH PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN DAM WITH LOW WATER LEVELS VARIOUS OF INSIDE OF FLOODED CHURCH BIRDS FLYING AWAY FROM CHURCH (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FISHERMAN, ALEJANDRO OLIVERA, SAYING: "When this church appears, we start thinking about the drought because there’s less water. As fis
- Embargoed: 17th February 2024 01:12
- Keywords: Mexico Oaxaca church dam drought dry fishermen rain
- Location: JALAPA DEL MARQUES, OAXACA, MEXICO
- City: JALAPA DEL MARQUES, OAXACA, MEXICO
- Country: Mexico
- Topics: Environment,South America / Central America,North America,Precipitation
- Reuters ID: LVA001742903022024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:The reappearance of a 16th century church that is normally flooded inside a dam bodes ill for local fishermen and farmers in southern Mexico.
Low water levels in the Benito Juarez dam meant less fishing and crops, said fisherman Alejandro Olivera, who lives in the town of Jalapa del Marques.
Locals said that the decrease in water is due to low levels of rainfall in recent years.
In late January, water levels in the Benito Juarez dam had decreased by 47%, local media reported.
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