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Sao Paulo water crisis

By Duncan Mil

February 3, 2015 - Residents of Brazil’s biggest city face cuts to water supply of up to five days a week. The Cantareira reservoir -- which supplies 6.2 million people in the Sao Paulo metropolitan area -- is now down to 5.1% of its capacity.

The suggestion of rationing was made by Paulo Massato, metropolitan director of Sao Paulo state water company Sabesp.

Folha de Sao Paulo reports state governor Geraldo Alckmin saying such measures would be a last resort, a final attempt to prevent the total collapse of the Cantareira system, which could dry up completely by March.

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PUBLISHED: 03/02/2015; STORY: Graphic News
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