Ubiquitous water tankers are a lifeline as the 22 million people in this metropolitan area wait for rain and a little relief.
Water sources are depleted around the world," said Victoria Beard, a professor of city and regional planning at Cornell University. “Every year, more cities will face ‘Day Zero,’ with no water in their piped systems.”
They wouldn’t be running out of water if the would fix their plumbing instead of letting nearly half the water leak out.