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Drought-hit Rio braces for Carnival water shortages

RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As Carnival begins in Rio de Janeiro, the city is bracing for possible water shortages as a severe drought that has dried up reservoirs in Brazils southeast hits the country’s top tourist destination. Authorities say there is no imminent risk of water supply interruptions. But hotels and restaurants in this oceanfront city are preparing for that possibility as an expected almost one million […]