Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Drought forces water rationing in Turkish capital - Culture - Middle East Times

"Drought forces water rationing in Turkish capital
July 31, 2007

ANKARA -- Ankara residents were gearing up Tuesday for tight water rationing after months of exceptionally dry weather depleted the capital city's reservoirs.

From midnight Tuesday, under a municipal plan that divides the city of nearly 4 million into two, each section will alternately face 48-hour-long water cuts."

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