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Raimundo da Silva Reis walks in his house, flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Raimundo da Silva Reis walks in his house, flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Raimundo da Silva Reis stands on a wooden plank that keeps his belongings above floodwater inside his home flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Raimundo da Silva Reis stands on a wooden plank that keeps his belongings above floodwater inside his home flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Francisco Fabiano Rodrigues takes a bag with fish to his home keeping his head bearly above water on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Francisco Fabiano Rodrigues takes a bag with fish to his home keeping his head bearly above water on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

A mother carries her daughter to school on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

A mother carries her daughter to school on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Children play on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Children play on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

A boy uses a fridge door to float across a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

A boy uses a fridge door to float across a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

A woman walks on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

A woman walks on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Residents cook on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Residents cook on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Edileuza Pereira da Silva cooks for her family outside her home, flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Edileuza Pereira da Silva cooks for her family outside her home, flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Edileuza Pereira da Silva carries a plate with fish for cooking outside her home, flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Edileuza Pereira da Silva carries a plate with fish for cooking outside her home, flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

A student walks to school on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

A student walks to school on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Francisco Fabiano Rodrigues and his children stand on the porch of their home on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Francisco Fabiano Rodrigues and his children stand on the porch of their home on a street flooded by the rise of the Negro river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2022. The Amazon region is being hit hard by flooding with 35 municipalities that are facing one of their worst floods in years and the water level is expected to rise over the coming months. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)