What happens when one of the world’s biggest cities faces a water crisis? That’s the case in Mexico City, where a mix of drought and faulty infrastructure is testing the water system – and millions of residents.
In Mexico City’s Benito Juárez neighborhood, residents line up to receive water from the Mexican army.
Mexico City is experiencing one of the worst droughts in its history. That, along with other factors such as leaky infrastructure, has left the capital’s critical Cutzamala water system dwindling to record lows. Throughout June, it has hovered at about 26 percent of its capacity. Water scarcity is affecting both lower-income and wealthy neighborhoods.
These days, there’s one thing that Raquel Campos isn’t taking for granted: water. Back in January, the taps went dry in her apartment in Mexico City. At first, she thought it was just her building, until she realized far more of the city was experiencing the same dilemma. Today on “Post Reports,” host Elahe Izadi speaks with weather and climate reporter Kasha Patel about Mexico City’s water crisis and how the city – along with other parts of the world – is trying to tackle these challenges. Conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder Alex Jones is facing a reckoning. After being ordered to pay $1.5 billion in damages to the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims, the future of Jones’s media empire hangs in the balance.
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