UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Approximately one in four children worldwide will live in regions with extremely scarce water resources by 2040, UNICEF said in a report Wednesday. In research released on World Water Day, the United Nations children’s agency warned that in just over two decades nearly 600 million children will be living in areas with severely limited safe water sources, as population growth and surging demand for water clash with the effects […]
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Venezuela struggles with water shortages
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) — Tensions are mounting in Venezuela over water shortages the ruling socialist government has attributed to natural phenomena, whilst the opposition says infrastructure neglect is to blame. The country has been struggling with water rationing since the start of the year, fueling public anger already simmering over a worsening recession, soaring inflation and widespread shortages of medicines and basic goods. Lines of people queuing to buy even toilet paper has become a […]





