Colombia's capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists
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A view of the exposed banks due to low water levels of the El Penol-Guatape hydroelectric dam, in Guatape, Colombia, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Fredy Amariles)FILE - Plants grow in the paramo of Chingaza National Natural Park, Colombia, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the primary water source for millions of residents in the capital city of Bogota. Bogota's main source of water, the Chingaza Reservoir System, is currently 15% full. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)FILE - This photo captured partially underwater reveals submerged vegetation at the Chingaza lagoon in the paramo of Chingaza National Natural Park, Colombia, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the primary water source for millions of residents in the capital city of Bogota. Bogota's main source of water, the Chingaza Reservoir System, is currently 15% full. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)A restaurant cook gets water from a bucket while the kitchen stays open during a 24-hour water restriction in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, April 12, 2024. Water rationing in the capital began on Thursday due to the low level of water in reservoirs that give drinking water to the capital, a consequence of the El Nio weather phenomenon. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Water level markers stand in the San Rafael reservoir, a source of drinking water for Bogota that is low due to the El Nio weather phenomenon, in La Calera on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, Monday, April 8, 2024. Mayor Carlos Galan announced that water rationing measures for the capital will begin due to the low water level. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)A worker washes a motorcycle at an ecological carwash in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, April 12, 2024. Water rationing in the capital began on Thursday due to the low level of water in reservoirs that give drinking water to the capital, a consequence of the El Nio weather phenomenon. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)A view of the exposed banks due to low water levels of the El Penol-Guatape hydroelectric dam, in Guatape, Colombia, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Fredy Amariles)Restaurant owner Luis Alirio Soler shows buckets of water while his kitchen continues to operate during a 24-hour water restriction in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, April 12, 2024. Water rationing in the capital began on Thursday due to the low level of water in reservoirs that give drinking water to the capital, a consequence of the El Nio weather phenomenon. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)FILE - The paramo stands in Chingaza National Natural Park, Colombia, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, serving as the primary water source for millions of residents in the capital city of Bogota. Bogota's main source of water, the Chingaza Reservoir System, is currently 15% full. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)A worker washes a car at an ecological carwash in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, April 12, 2024. Water rationing in the capital began on Thursday due to the low level of water in reservoirs that give drinking water to the capital, a consequence of the El Nio weather phenomenon. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)FILE - Clouds float over the Chingaza lagoon in the paramo of Chingaza National Natural Park, Colombia, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the primary water source for millions of residents in the capital city of Bogota. Bogota's main source of water, the Chingaza Reservoir System, is currently 15% full. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)
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A view of the exposed banks due to low water levels of the El Penol-Guatape hydroelectric dam, in Guatape, Colombia, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Fredy Amariles)
