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'Not a drop': Anger grows as Puerto Rico begins rationing water

NPR | By Adrian Florido
Published August 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM EDT

Puerto Rico's government began cutting water service to people's homes this week, amid a severe drought that's exposing major weaknesses in the island's water delivery infrastructure.

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