Severe malnutrition and disease, particularly malaria, are decimating the Yanomami population in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.
On January 20, the federal government declared a public health emergency. While many in Brazil were left wondering how the calamity could materialise seemingly overnight, it didn't come as a surprise to those familiar with the Yanomami's circumstances, who have issued warnings for several years.
This is how the Yanomami have reached this tragic point.
