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STORY: :: Brazilians living along the Amazon's riverbanks struggle

to access water amid a drought in the rainforest

:: They've been forced to rely on

outside sources for drinking water

:: Humaita, Brazil

:: Francisca Das Chagas, Brazil resident

"We are all elderly, we have disabled people and they cannot… We even carry water and our things in the beach, but no one else helps us here, only God and them help us."

:: Brazil's geological service says with no rainfall forecast for

the region, water levels will continue to drop

Francisca das Chagas, a resident, said older people in particular have struggled because they needed to walk much further to get water.

The Ribeirinhos usually get water directly from rivers or have connected systems - but these means of supply fail when water levels drop so dramatically. Now, many residents rely on non-governmental organizations or the state government for drinking water.

The Brazilian Geological Service, SGB, has warned in recent days that all rivers in the Amazon basin were expected to drop below their historical levels.