Mexico City imposes severe, months long water restrictions as drought dries up reservoirs. Abnormally low rain has dropped the Cutzamala system. The system is 44% lower than it should be at this time of the year.
by Wagamaga
Mexico City imposes severe, months long water restrictions as drought dries up reservoirs. Abnormally low rain has dropped the Cutzamala system. The system is 44% lower than it should be at this time of the year.
by Wagamaga
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Mexican officials imposed severe, monthslong cuts to Mexico City’s water supply at midnight Friday, acting just a month after initial restrictions were ordered as drought dries the capital’s reservoirs.
The Mexican National Water Commission and mayor announced the moves at a news conference, but officials did not report the cuts on social media until just four hours before they took effect.
Abnormally low rain has dropped the Cutzamala system — a network of three reservoirs serving over 20 million residents in the Valley of Mexico — to historic seasonal lows. The system is 44% lower than it should be at this time of the year.