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Puerto Rico starts rationing water as drought conditions intensify

First publishedAug 6, 23:23 UTC
Last updatedAug 8, 14:12 UTC · 2m ago
11 outletNBC News22 outletsCBS News11 outletCBS News11 outletWashington Post National11 outletFox News Latest11 outletPBS NewsHour22 outletsNBC News, CBS News11 outletAl Jazeera
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The island has struggled with low water pressure and outages over the past year.

Reported by 10 outlets — Washington Post National, CBS News, NBC News, PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, and 1 more. See all sources ↓

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What's the story?
The island has struggled with low water pressure and outages over the past year.
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10 outlets, average source rating 7.8/10.
When was it last updated?
2m ago.
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    Puerto Rico faces severe drought as 180,000 households and businesses forced to ration water

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