Mexico City's 21 million residents are facing a severe water shortage
Mexico City is in the grips of a severe water crisis, as lingering drought and years of low rainfall push the city's already-strained water system to the limit.
MEXICO CITY — The most populous city in North America is in the grips of a severe water crisis, as lingering drought and years of low rainfall push the already-strained system that supplies Mexico City with running water to its limit.
More than 21 million residents across the Mexico City metropolitan area have endured weeks of water shortages, with local authorities imposing rations as reservoirs hit historic low levels.
Olga González, a 50-year-old woman who lives in the neighborhood of Coyoacán, said local officials have been using water tanker trucks to supply water to residents in the area, but there just isn’t enough.
“Sometimes it takes four or five days for the trucks to arrive,” she said.
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