Cuba is facing its worst drought in half a century, with tens of thousands of families almost entirely reliant on water trucks for essential supplies. The drought started two years ago, and reservoirs are now down to a fifth of their normal levels. The government is providing road deliveries of water to more than 100,000 people in the worst affected areas of the capital, Havana. The situation in Havana is compounded by a pipe network in poor condition. Cubans are hoping the rainy season in May and June will bring some respite. But even a normal rainfall will not be enough to fill up the reservoirs.
Adopted from BBC
Vocabulary
drought | a period of dry weather |
reliant | dependent |
supplies | things such as food, medicine, and equipment that you need to live |
reservoirs | natural or artificial lakes where water is stored |
deliveries | goods that are brought to a place |
compounded | complicated |
network | system; a complicated system of lines, tubes, etc. that are connected to each other |
respite | relief |
rainfall | fall of rain; rainwater |
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