CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — After coping with food and fuel shortages during a recent two-month strike, Venezuelans are now dealing with scarcity of another essential: water.
This South American country is facing a drought that is severe even for its dry season, which runs from November to May. The government imposed water rationing in Caracas, whose 5 million residents are without water two to four days a week.
Things are especially tough for residents of the red-brick shantytowns that cling to the mountains ringing the city. The shortage is forcing slum dwellers to rely on water delivered by truck.
Venezuela rations water in drought
March 17, 2003
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