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Water crisis: Uruguay accepts Argentina's help
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday said his country would be accepting Argentina's help to mitigate the water crisis but added that the amount of drinking water offered was nowhere near the needs to match the volumes consumed normally in Montevideo. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesAnyone know the logistics of getting the water to Montevideo?
Jul 11th, 2023 - 11:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0Is there a pipeline in place that can be used?
The answer:
Jul 11th, 2023 - 12:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0https://jornalggn.com.br/america-latina/mercosul-e-crise-hidrica-mostram-uruguai-afastado-de-paises-da-regiao/
They will ship it in.
Jul 12th, 2023 - 12:54 pm - Link - Report abuse +1https://en.mercopress.com/2023/07/08/argentina-offers-to-help-uruguay-through-the-water-crisis
‘a Navy sloop with a tank containing 300 tons of water’.
Although how often they will deliver is the question, one ship load will not help much.
Brasileiro. I suppose that could be one answer, not a good answer to thye problem but at least it shows independence.
Jul 14th, 2023 - 11:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0Pughol-H am unusual solution for the crisis. The water treatment plant aboard could help. I just wonder if the boat is going to be filled each day or if they are actually just pumping out the bilgewater the ship is taking in through it's leaking hull.
Maybe they have found a different solution. The only thing is I am not sure they can regulate the arrival of the cyclones to coincide with their water needs or ensure that the cyclone dumps it's load in the correct catchment area.
Only time will tell.
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