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  • 8/22/2024
A severe drought has rendered tap water undrinkable in several towns along Spain's Costa Blanca, forcing holiday-makers and locals in the Valencia region to queue at distribution points for bottled water to cover their basic needs. - REUTERS
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00:00We can't use the water, we can't drink it, we can't cook food with it, we can't brush
00:24our teeth with it, coffees, everything is bad, yeah.
00:29I think we're allowed 20 litres a week, so you have to go and get it, but you have to
00:33take your own water bottles and take it yourself, but you can go between different times.

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