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Puerto Rico is hitting emergency mode as water rationing kicks in Friday across San Juan and major cities, leaving 180,000 residents without water for 48 hours — a brutal response to the worst drought in over 120 years, with July being the driest on record. Governor blames climate forces like El Niño, warning dry conditions could linger until September. The crisis isn’t isolated to San Juan — neighborhoods in Carolina, Gurabo, and others are also affected, though hospitals and seniors get priority. But locals say they’ve been struggling with shortages for months, making this feel like déjà vu. Underlying the problem? Decades of neglected infrastructure, prompting a May lawsuit from the mayor demanding accountability. Puerto Rico’s history of rationing — including brutal 1-in-3-day schedules in 2015 and 2020 — looms large as officials scramble to figure out how long this latest round will last.

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