Last month, an extended drought in Uruguay forced the water-treatment plant that supplies 60% of the population to start processing and distributing brackish, non-potable water. Even though the authorities are used to highly variable precipitation and are aware of the social and political consequences of water shortages, they were completely unprepared for the crisis.
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