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in an average year I should be
underwater right now when we get to the
tips in the morning there's no water in
its frustration caused this huge
reservoir supplies water for a town of
40,000 people but it's been empty
bone-dry since January I've lost nine of
cattle from starvation from drought and
it's not just this spot the whole region
is suffering from a terrible drought so
what's being done to help people and
what does this all mean for the wider
world
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no water
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would it be very rude of me to ask how
old you are
I'm 73 what's going on with the water
here we have a great problem with the
water here really because our children
must wash they must go to school and we
also we must wash we must go to work and
we must cook and make food for our
children and and also the washing it's a
problem
so hurry cold oh really we don't coffee
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I've lost 9 of cattle net nodding only
myself 9 ninth date from starvation from
starvation from drought every time you
come to where they they have died you it
hurts like anything not much left
we are nurses from five years of drought
I've had to get rid of all of my cattle
modern have any cattle left yeah and
that is purely because I don't have
grazing for cattle anymore
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10 litres of water per person it's a big
help of course in this neighborhood but
it's not a long-term solution so you're
helping here because the government's
failures not only the government the
municipality has had no plan as to solve
this garden crisis the warning signs
would even 5 to 6 years ago when the
tram levels are dropping so solutions
supposed to be fine
so supposed to be found that time
already but there was meetings of the
meetings and all the meetings were
fruitless you're in charge
essentially of providing water to all
these people how do you feel about
what's going on it's terribly
frustrating it's it's something that you
you know you're responsible for it but
there's nothing you can do people find
you in the middle of night they swear to
you that curse you it's not a pleasant
situation but we've got to try and do
what we can
the reason what happens here matters to
the rest of the world so much is that
this region is currently heating up at
twice the global average two degrees
warmer already within the next few
decades that could be five or six
degrees so what you have here
essentially is a glimpse into the future
and it's not looking promising I was
very skeptical about it almost the same
can never happen to us but it's happened
and really happened and what we've seen
here now is part of climate change and
people are discouraged to even other
countries where they get lots of lots of
water they've got to start start
realizing that the situation is changing
Jason
do you think perhaps they're giving up
moving somewhere else my roots oh yeah
I grew up yeah I've spent 40 years of my
life here I I will do everything in my
power not to leave but if it really
comes to that if the start persists for
another two years I don't think they're
gonna be many people left here
i-i've got no option I had to stay where
would I go where will I go and musty and
so a parched
town waits for rain and tries to work
out how to survive the lessons from here
are urgent and familiar plan earlier
adapt faster