Podcast: The drought, this time in northern Mexico

A man gets onto a red-and-black motorcycle with water jugs in front of the seat
Daniel Ramirez, arrives to get free water on the Topo Chico plant on July 18, 2022, in Monterrey, Mexico.
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Occasions)

A drought has drained the reservoirs that present a lot of the water for five million residents who reside round Monterrey, the monetary capital of northern Mexico. The disaster has sparked widespread upheaval. Anger is mounting at authorities officers who permit the area’s factories to proceed pulling water from the strained aquifer through non-public wells whereas some residents are left with out water for days.

At present, we check out town and an unfolding disaster that consultants say is a stark warning for the remainder of Mexico and the American West. Learn the total transcript.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Friends: L.A. Occasions overseas correspondent Kate Linthicum

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