As of last week in Mexico City, approximately 85% of the central region containing lakes and reservoirs are completely drying up. The mayor of Mexico city claims this is the worst he's seen in over 30 years. Some of the reservoirs, such as the Villa Victoria, is at one-third of its normal capacity, and expected rain is still over a month away. If this trend continues, fish and wildlife will die, as well as plants and fields of crops. Mexico City's 9 million people rely heavily on the Victoria reservoir and a couple others that make up a total of 44% of the water capacity. For other water, it comes from city wells. Leaky pipes in the city are contributing to this issue, and are causing worry and angst among citizens. Further west, in Michoacan state, the country is slowly losing its second largest lake, which is now about 75% dry.
Michelle Boban, Blog post #11
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexicos-drought-reaches-critical-levels-lakes-dry-77251025
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