Puerto Rico residents search for water as drought triggers rationing

Residents in San Juan lined up at community wells and water distribution points this week as a deepening drought and government rationing program left thousands of households struggling to obtain enough water for daily needs. This comes as Puerto Rico recently began a rotating water rationing program in response to sev

Puerto Rico Rations Water Amid Severe Drought  WSJ

PRASA's 48-hour water rotation covers San Juan and six municipalities. Drought and leaky pipes are to blame. Here is how to survive the dry days.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico are going without running water for two days at a time as authorities in the US territory take drastic measures to combat a severe drought.

Hot weather and ageing infrastructure have led to the rationing, affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

Puerto Rico has entered a period of water rationing as existing infrastructure issues worsen the impact of an ongoing drought. While government officials focus on the lack of rain, residents point to government mismanagement and underfunded, aging infrastructure as the source of many ongoing issues, from water shortage