04/12/2024

Bogotà Starts Rationing Water for 9 Million People

The city is grappling with a water crisis fueled by El Niño

There's a new meme being shared widely this week across social media accounts in Colombia's capital Bogotá, as the city grapples with a water crisis.

It's an image of C. Montgomery Burns, the supervillain from the animated series "The Simpsons," showing up at the door with a bunch of red roses and a heart-shaped chocolate box. Smiling, he says: “I saw your turn of water rationing is different from mine."

The meme reflects a sense of dark humor among some Bogotànos following the city authority's announcement Monday that residents would have to ration water as drought, fueled by El Niño, pushes reservoirs toward record lows.

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