Joaquim is an intern at ThinkProgress. The Cantareira System, responsible for half the water supply of South America’s largest city, is now at 3.2 percent capacity. CREDIT: (AP Photo/Andre Penner) It’s one in the morning, and dozens of people are lining up at a series of public water taps in the Brazilian town of Itu, in the state of São Paulo.
Largest City In South America Could Run Out Of Water In 100 Days
Joaquim Moreira Salles, Think Progress
Fri, 10/24/2014 - 11:31am
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