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Mexico City: the challenge of a mega-city faced with water shortage - FRANCE 24 English

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Mexico City: the challenge of a mega-city faced with water shortage - France 24

Mexico City: the challenge of a mega-city faced with water shortage

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Mexico City and its 21 million inhabitants are suffering from an alarming drought. The city's water reservoirs are only at 40% capacity, a level not seen for 30 years. While the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was built in the middle of a lake, today's modern megacity has to manage water distribution in an increasingly dry environment.

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