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.