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Latin America

TexasTowelie

(122,069 posts) Thu Feb 1, 2024, 12:44 AM Feb 2024

Mexico City teeters on 'unprecedented' water shortage - Reuters [View all]

Frustrated Mexico City residents have been protesting weeks of water shortages, with officials warning of 'unprecedented' low levels in a main system that supplies millions of people.

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Mexico City teeters on 'unprecedented' water shortage - Reuters [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2024 OP

Whatever happened with Johannesburg (I think that was the city in SA? captain queeg Feb 2024 #1

The city in southern africa that had the severe water shortage was donte Feb 2024 #2

So what happened? Seems like they only had one reservoir and it was severly depleted. captain queeg Feb 2024 #3

Capetown donte Feb 2024 #4

Ironic, for a city that was founded on a lake... róisín_dubh Feb 2024 #5

By all means! What a nightmare. Sure hope they can start making drastic cuts in consumption immediately. Judi Lynn Feb 2024 #6

You heard correctly. róisín_dubh Feb 2024 #7