These Women Are The Only Reason Some People In Mexico City Get Any Water

[Judi Lynn]

In some places, taps have been dry for over a year. People bathe their children with bottled water. A group of women has taken over water distribution from the city authorities. The future feared by millions of people across the world has already arrived in Mexico City.

Posted on February 22, 2018, at 1:02 p.m.
Karla Zabludovsky
Reporting From
Mexico City

MEXICO CITY — One person is killed every 25 hours in Iztapalapa, Mexico City’s most populous district and one of its most dangerous. Crime, poverty, and overcrowding are rampant along its seemingly endless hills and valleys.

But for some residents, running out of water is the most frightening prospect of all.

In certain areas, people say taps go dry for months. Angry civilians have blocked off highways and squared off with riot police, wresting control of water distribution from the government.

“Crime affects us deeply but if you don’t have water, you can’t do anything,” said Marisol Fierro, part of a group of women in charge of delivering water to neighbors.

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/karlazabludovsky/parts-of-mexico-city-have-already-run-dry?utm_term=.vx68X2DWN#.pl75NqxrR