As water runs low, can life in the Australian outback go on?

As water runs low, can life in the Australian outback go on?

The Straits Times - Asia·2019-12-09 07:33

EUCHAREENA, AUSTRALIA (NYT) - Ms Fleur Magick Dennis has stopped showering every day, allowed her vegetable patch to die and told her four sons to let the dishes pile up. Sometimes, all her family has is bottled water, and they have to preserve every drop.

A year and a half ago, the reservoir in their town, Euchareena, went dry, leaving the family and some other residents without running water.

"I didn't think I'd be in this position, trying to fight for water for basic human needs in Australia," Ms Magick Dennis said.

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