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Clean Water Crisis in East Jakarta

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November 13, 2019 | 10:25 pm
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Residents queue to collect clean water from water trucks in Cipayung, East Jakarta, on Wednesday. (Antara Photo/Sigid Kurniawan)
Residents queue to collect clean water from water trucks in Cipayung, East Jakarta, on Wednesday. (Antara Photo/Sigid Kurniawan)

Queueing for clean water has become a new routine for residents of Cipayung in East Jakarta. Underground wells have dried up in the area and since September the residents have been relying on clean water brought in by water trucks sent by the Jakarta provincial government. 

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