Millions in Colombia's capital forced to ration water as reservoirs hit critically low levels
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Millions of residents in the Colombian capital city of Bogotá started rationing drinking water on Thursday as the city's reservoirs hit drastically low levels. The rations were announced a day after the city's mayor posted aerial footage of two primary reservoirs surrounded by dried embankments. The footage posted by Mayor Carlos Galán shows the San Rafael and Chuza reservoirs, which make up the Chingaza water system. Galán said that the system supplies the capital city with 70% of its drinking water. "Please, let's save water," Galán posted on X, the...
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