Amazon Aid states that the Amazon River carries approximately 20% of the planet's freshwater to the sea. ^[1] Amazon Aid states that the Amazon River discharges water into the Atlantic Ocean at a rate of 209,000 cubic metres per second. ^[2] Severe erosion from the Amazon River caused the total collapse of a church located in the Rondiña I community in the Santa Rosa district of Loreto, Peru. ^[3] Amazon Aid records approximately 1,100 tributaries within the Amazon river system. ^[4] The Amazon River releases approximately 28 billion gallons of water into the Atlantic Ocean every minute. ^[5] Local residents warned that without the execution of short-term containment works, several houses located on the first line of the riverbank are at risk of collapsing. ^[6] Preliminary evaluations in the border zone indicate that the strength of the river's current and the constant detachment of the riverbank weakened the ground bases, causing the erosion that led to the collapse. ^[7] The progressive undermining caused the definitive collapse of the religious temple, which was subsequently dragged away by the river channel. ^[8]