Petorca water crisis

thumb|View of Petorca in the mid-2010s. Petorca in Chile has experienced a drought]] as part of the Chilean water crisis since 2010. It is the longest and most intense in the area in 700 years. By 2018, the Ministry of Public Works had decreed Petorca a "zone of water scarcity" for fourteen consecutive years. The drought has mainly affected the lowlands and foothills, while surrounding hills maintain a healthy cover of avocado plantations. Quotes An emblematic case for inequitable water access. Petorca is a region that is suffering from drought and unequal water distribution. The avocado trees have more rights than us, the human beings.” Here there are more avocados than people, but only people are lacking water, never the avocados. External link Category:Chile Category:Climate change Category:Droughts