Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor
2 years ago

Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor

LA Times  

Franklin Cáceres fills up tanks with water pumped from a well in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on March 20, 2023. But like many other issues under the watch of his successor, Nicolas Maduro, the shortages have intensified in communities like Cáceres’ and expanded to other parts of Venezuela. Compounding the problem is the decreasing value of wages after years of runaway inflation that has driven consumer prices ever higher amid Venezuela’s economic and political crisis. Only about 27% of Venezuelans whose homes have water pipes have daily, round-the-clock service, according to a December survey of 7,683 people by the nonprofit group Venezuelan Observatory of Public Services.

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Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor
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Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor

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CARACAS, Venezuela — Everyone knows Franklin Cáceres in his neighborhood on the far east side of Venezuela’s capital. But like many other issues under the watch of his successor, Nicolas Maduro, the shortages have intensified in communities like Cáceres’ and expanded to other parts of Venezuela. Compounding the problem is the decreasing value of wages after years of runaway inflation …

Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela's poor
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Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela's poor

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Venezuela's water system is collapsing as a million people exposed to contaminated supply

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