AFP Marshall Islands declares emergency as water runs out (lack of rainfall)

[Shallah Kali]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070321/wl_asia_afp/marshallsdrought_070321034320

Many islands in the western Pacific island nation of 60,000 people have had little rain since January and earlier this week the former US territory declared an emergency for six islands and appealed for international help.

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The water supply in MajuroÂ’s reservoir has fallen to less than six million gallons of water -- less than a five-day supply at current levels of use. The water supply is now turned on just two days a week.

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Fresh water supplies have dwindled since January with the El Nino weather phenomenon causing an extended drought for a country that depends on rain for about 95 percent of its fresh water.

Reginald White, director of the Majuro Weather Station, said the Marshall Islands was going through a transition from the El Nino weather pattern to La Nina, which could mean little rain until May.

[Parche]

1. Majuro

I hope everything works out for them,
they helped us back in 1944 when we had a small navy base there
and a small sub refueling station and stop

[arikara]

2. I wish we could send them some of ours

we've had rain every day since beginning of October... more than 5 months of it. So much that the ground is mushy.