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Chile drought causing water shortage amidst virus crisis

The Melon river in Chile was completely dried out in January 2020. [AFP]

With historically low river flows and reservoirs running dry due to drought, people in central Chile have found themselves particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic.

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