Drought leaves Russians without potable water

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Over a million Russians were left without drinking water in Russia's Pacific Far East, devastated by the worst drought in 40 years.

Officials were forced to introduce a state of emergency in the port of Vladivostok, as the dried-up rivers and reserves would not yield more than 200 000 cubic metres a day for a city of 600 000 people requiring at least 450 000 cubic metres of water daily.

By Vladivostok's mayor Yuri Kopylov's order, water would be turned on only once every two days for four hours at a time.

Moreover, the water would have to be unfiltered for economy's sake, thus making it too dangerous to drink.

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