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On Tuesday, she released a series of proposals to address water shortages. Taxes on bottled water should be reduced, car washing should be banned and water pipe repair should be promoted.
“This drought is longer than the longest drought in history and climate change is taking its toll on us,” Cosse said. “That is why we propose to declare a state of emergency so that we all understand the situation we are in and we all act responsibly in our daily lives.”
The South American country has been struggling with a severe drought for months. The Paso Severino Reservoir, with a capacity of 67 million cubic feet, currently holds only 6.5 million cubic feet of water, according to the water company. Because fresh water increasingly mixes with salt water, the water in Montevideo tastes increasingly salty. Recently, the Ministry of Health doubled the maximum value for sodium in tap water to 440 milligrams per liter.
(SDA)
Source: Blick
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