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Water shortages as Chile’s record drought becomes ‘permanent’

Chile’s government says a critical water shortage brought on by the longest drought in history is much worse than thought. There are fears it could even be permanent. Experts say the country is now facing an unprecedented climate emergency. Al Jazeera’s Latin America Editor @Lucia Newman reports from Coquimbo, Chile. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us…

Deaths from dehydration in Philippines amid water, food shortages

Aid agencies are warning that survivors of Typhoon Rai in the Philippines could soon run out of water and food. Two people on the island of Siargao died of dehydration, bring the death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the country to at least 392 on Tuesday. The typhoon wrecked homes, hospitals and schools in central and southern parts of the country. Communication and…

Iraq's extreme heat and water shortages – BBC News

Iraq is one of the most climate-vulnerable places on Earth. This summer, Sheikh Kezem Al-Kaabi fights to continue farming his ancestral land despite extreme heat and worsening water shortages. In Baghdad, traffic cop Sa’ad Saddam Abdulhasan is responsible for one of the city’s busiest intersections. He keeps the city moving, but that means working in 50C heat. BBC Life at 50C investigates how extreme heat…

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