# Puerto Rico’s worsening water crisis triggers rationing

https://mins.news/en/video/16226

- CBS News, 2026-08-07 13:29 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG8vv4gycrg

> Puerto Rico’s water emergency is deepening as drought persists and infrastructure ages. Some communities have gone more than 100 days without dependable water service. The government is now beginning rationing, leaving more than 180,000 households without water for periods of 48 hours at a time.

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