CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan officials announced today they will battle the effects of a severe drought by sharply increasing rates for people who use too much water.
Cristobal Ortiz, president of the state-run Hidroven water utility, said that Venezuelans who consume more than 10,567 gallons (40,000 litres) of water per month will be charged more than three times the normal rate.
The drought has caused water levels to drop to critical lows behind the Guri Dam, which supplies roughly 70 percent of Venezuela’s electricity, and prompted President Hugo Chavez to declare an energy emergency.
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Wake up dominica.free water for free fuel.let’s go skerro.