Caribbean hot spot gripped by water crisis, and tourists scramble to reschedule plans
Puerto Rico is implementing water rationing measures in San Juan amid an intense drought, raising questions for American tourists visiting the Caribbean island.More than 180,000 water customers will face 48-hour water outages on an alternating schedule starting Friday, according to The Associated Press.Historical weather data shows July was the driest month for San Juan in more than 120 years and the second-hottest month on record.CRUISES THROWN INTO CHAOS AS DROUGHT STRANDS SHIPS, LEAVES PASSENGERS SCRAMBLINGThe U.S. Drought Monitor reports that nearly 25% of Puerto Rico is experiencing a severe drought and another 36% is under a moderate drought, according to the AP.The situation is raising concerns among some tourists regarding upcoming trips to the island.On a Reddit forum dedicated to travel to Puerto Rico, one tourist said that, though the tourist's hotel was equipped with an emergency water supply, the tourist was still worried about the shortage."Can someone please be realistic about what it’d be like to visit during this?" the Reddit user asked.
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Puerto Rico is implementing water rationing measures in San Juan amid an intense drought, raising questions for American tourists visiting the Caribbean island.More than 180,000 water customers will face 48-hour water outages on an alternating schedule starting Friday, according to The Associated Press.Historical weather data shows July was the driest month for San Juan in more than 120 years and the second-hottest month on record.CRUISES THROWN INTO CHAOS AS DROUGHT STRANDS SHIPS, LEAVES PASSENGERS SCRAMBLINGThe U.S. Drought Monitor reports that nearly 25% of Puerto Rico is experiencing a severe drought and another 36% is under a moderate drought, according to the AP.The situation is raising concerns among some tourists regarding upcoming trips to the island.On a Reddit forum dedicated to travel to Puerto Rico, one tourist said that, though the tourist's hotel was equipped with an emergency water supply, the tourist was still worried about the shortage."Can someone please be realistic about what it’d be like to visit during this?" the Reddit user asked. "Will it affect restaurants and bars? Should we cancel even though we likely won’t get anything refunded?"DISNEYLAND GUESTS LEFT SCRAMBLING AFTER WATER OUTAGE SHUTS BATHROOMS AND RESTAURANTSIn response, other users offered mixed assessments of how the rationing could affect visitors."Hotels have cisterns and generators," one person wrote.
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- Puerto Rico is implementing water rationing measures in San Juan amid an intense drought, raising questions for American tourists visiting the Caribbean island.More than 180,000 water customers will face 48-hour water outages on an alternating schedule starting Friday, according to The Associated Press.Historical weather data shows July was the driest month for San Juan in more than 120 years and the second-hottest month on record.CRUISES THROWN INTO CHAOS AS DROUGHT STRANDS SHIPS, LEAVES PASSENGERS SCRAMBLINGThe U.S. Drought Monitor reports that nearly 25% of Puerto Rico is experiencing a severe drought and another 36% is under a moderate drought, according to the AP.The situation is raising concerns among some tourists regarding upcoming trips to the island.On a Reddit forum dedicated to travel to Puerto Rico, one tourist said that, though the tourist's hotel was equipped with an emergency water supply, the tourist was still worried about the shortage."Can someone please be realistic about what it’d be like to visit during this?" the Reddit user asked.
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