Brazil water crisis: 56 Northeastern cities are in state of collapse, says government

Desdemona Despair [Translation by Microsoft Translator] By Catherine Alencastro 1 April 2015 BRASILIA (O Globo) – In yet another government meeting to evaluate the water crisis in part of the country, the diagnosis is that, in the Northeast, there are currently 56 cities in a state of collapse, i.e., without water for more than four days. According to the government, there is an ongoing operation being managed by state and local governments. In the Southeast, despite the March rains, the water regime was lower than expected and the reservoirs of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are still operating below the average. In relation to the Northeast, the Union asked for a diagnosis and said it will take further action with the army.



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