Millions in Colombia's capital forced to ration water as reservoirs hit critically low levels

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The water reservoir system that supplies water to 70% of the millions who live in the Bogotá, Colombia region is at less than 17% of its available storage capacity.

Millions of residents in the Colombia n 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.

According to the mayor's office, the region's drinking water supply system is made up of three systems with eight total reservoirs – all of which feed into the aqueduct company. That system supplies water to more than 10 million people. The low reservoir levels come as Colombia continues to suffer from 'long weeks without rain due to the impact of the El Niño phenomenon,' the mayor's office said.

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