Lima, Peru looking for ways to combat water shortage

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Lima is the second-largest desert city after Cairo in Egypt. Its expansion is putting pressure on residents and authorities to try and find a solution to water shortages, fast. CCTV’s Dan Collyns filed this report.

Lima, Peru looking for ways to combat water shortage

Lima is the second-largest desert city after Cairo in Egypt. Its expansion is putting pressure on residents and authorities to try and find a solution to water shortages, fast. CCTV's Dan Collyns filed this report.

Highlights:

  • Around a million Lima residents don’t have running water.
  • A third of Peruvians live in Lima and every year thousands more migrate to the area
  • In neighborhoods off the grid, residents can pay up to 12 times more than those who are connected to the water lines.