# The scramble for water becomes a daily survival routine for hundreds of thousands in Puerto Rico

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- CNN, 2026-08-28 18:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/us/puerto-rico-water-crisis?Date=20260828&Profile=CNN

> Widespread service interruptions have made collecting water in small vessels and cisterns a daily survival routine for hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico. The most vulnerable are bearing the heaviest burden.