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Reynosa demands more water from Conagua, warns of worsening crisis
🇲🇽 Mexico /Environment & Climate

Reynosa demands more water from Conagua, warns of worsening crisis

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The mayor of Reynosa, Mexico, has demanded more water from the National Water Commission (Conagua).
  • Residents are experiencing severe water shortages, with the problem worsening in recent days.
  • The mayor warned that the situation could become more critical if Conagua does not respond promptly.

Reynosa's mayor, Carlos Peña Ortiz, has urgently called on Mexico's National Water Commission (Conagua) to deliver much-needed water to the municipality. He stated that residents are suffering greatly from the ongoing crisis.

"In recent days, the problem has been increasing significantly, and today we make a respectful call to Conagua to send water to Reynosa as programmed," Peña Ortiz said. He emphasized that the border communities are particularly affected by the lack of this essential resource.

In the last days the problem has been increasing a lot and today we make a respectful call to Conagua to send water to Reynosa as programmed.

— Carlos Peña OrtizThe mayor of Reynosa calls on the National Water Commission to address the water shortage.

The mayor indicated that the water could be supplied from the Falcón or Marte R. Gómez dams. To mitigate the immediate impact, Reynosa's administration and the Municipal Commission of Potable Water and Sewerage (Comapa) have deployed water trucks to affected neighborhoods.

Peña Ortiz issued a stark warning: if Conagua fails to act, the crisis will deepen. "So please, we ask you to send water to the Río Bravo as soon as possible so that the border cities can access this liquid," he concluded, highlighting the urgency of the situation.

So please, we ask you to send water to the Río Bravo as soon as possible so that the border cities can access this liquid.

— Carlos Peña OrtizThe mayor warns of a worsening crisis if water is not supplied promptly.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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