# Puerto Rico Rations Water as Drought Deepens

https://mins.news/en/video/17451

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-09 12:22 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB1HkJyTeJY

> More than 180,000 customers in Puerto Rico are experiencing rotating 48-hour water outages as a severe drought adds pressure to the island’s longstanding infrastructure problems. Resident Commissioner Representative Pablo José Hernández is calling for a federal emergency declaration to release additional assistance. He says poor management has made the crisis worse, while also arguing that Puerto Rico must hold local officials accountable. The measure highlights both the immediate effects of the drought and persistent concerns about water-system management.

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