The South American country is struggling with a multi-year drought and high temperatures. The president has declared a “water emergency”. The situation has become so bad that residents are being forced to drink salty tap water and workers are drilling wells in the center of the capital to reach the water beneath the ground. What’s happening in Uruguay is a “mirror into the future” and it should make us more aware of the things we take for granted, like access to water. Read the whole story in English here.
Water has become a luxury in Uruguay
