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Latin America

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts) Tue May 20, 2014, 08:58 AM May 2014

Surgeries suspended at hospitatls for lack of water (Venezuela)

http://www.eluniversal.com/caracas/140520/suspenden-cirugias-por-falta-de-agua-en-hospitales

Family members of patients are bringing water themselves.

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Surgeries suspended at hospitatls for lack of water (Venezuela) (Original Post) Bacchus4.0 May 2014 OP

Well, what do you expect after the COLGATE4 May 2014 #1

Is that snark, or did I miss some news? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #2

Nope - just pure snark. nt COLGATE4 May 2014 #3

drought and poor supply capacity. n/t Bacchus4.0 May 2014 #4

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

1. Well, what do you expect after the

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 09:11 AM

May 2014

CIA took away their water?

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

2. Is that snark, or did I miss some news?

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #1)

Tue May 20, 2014, 09:23 AM

May 2014

I thought maybe you might be referring to one of those utility privitization demands the World Bank and IMF impose on some countries receiving aid, but from what I dug up, water utilities in Venezuela are state run companies. The linked article is not in a language I read, so I'm not getting any help there.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

3. Nope - just pure snark. nt

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #2)

Tue May 20, 2014, 10:24 AM

May 2014

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)

4. drought and poor supply capacity. n/t

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #2)

Tue May 20, 2014, 11:36 PM

May 2014

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