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Drilling for water in Venezuela’s parched oil town
In Venezuela's oil capital of Maracaibo, a drilling frenzy has led to dozens of new wells -- but the valuable liquid being pumped out is just water, not petroleum. In a symbol of the woes of Venezuela's crumbling economy, the once flourishing oil town of 2 million people is parched. Experts blame the nationwide shortage
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Drilling for water in Venezuela's parched oil town
In Venezuela's oil capital of Maracaibo, a drilling frenzy has led to dozens of new wells -- but the valuable liquid being pumped out is just water, not petroleum.
Faced with the water shortage that has persisted for decades in Maracaibo, more and more homes, schools, shops and health centers choose to dig wells as an alternative to supply. Although building one can cost between $1,000 and 6,000 dollars, many communities consider the investment worthwhile. “It’s a blessing!” Manuel Palmar, a 34-year-old accountant who lives in the Ziruma sector, told AFP Manuel Palmar. Together with his neighbors, he manag…
In this Venezuelan city in crisis, access to drinking water has become a luxury. In the face of failing networks, residents and businesses are digging their own solutions, at the price of health risks. Once a symbol of prosperity thanks to its oil deposits, Maracaibo is fighting today against a chronic shortage of water. The prolonged cuts have transformed the drilling [...] The article Maracaibo, the old oil pearl thirsty: the rush to private w…
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NotreTemps.comMaracaibo - "In Maracaibo, we are ready for the apocalypse", says a joke often repeated by its inhabitants. Once flourishing, the Venezuelan oil capital, shaken by the crisis, has become accustomed to living with water and power cuts, as with gas shortages. Residences, schools, shops, churches or health centres are now digging to build wells and to make up for water shortages. Price: between $1,000 and 6,000. A huge sum in this country where the…
Maracaibo, Venezuela The inhabitants of Maracaibo usually joke about being ready for an apocalypse. In the once prosperous oil capital of Venezuela the electricity is gone for hours, there is no gasoline and the water is ration for days. Maracaibo is the capital of the state Zulia (west), center of the Venezuelan oil boom. It was a thriving city, the first one to enjoy the electricity service that now frequently fails. But now digging and buildi…
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