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Residents carry buckets of water collected from a natural spring on June 20 in Gunung Putri village, Situbondo regency, East Java. Villagers say they have struggled to access clean water for drinking and daily needs over the past month, forcing them to walk about one kilometer to the spring. (Antara/Seno)
More regions across Indonesia are facing worsening water shortages as the El Niño-driven dry season intensifies, with authorities warning that prolonged below-normal rainfall could deepen the crisis in the coming months.Thousands of households across several regencies have already gone weeks without rain, prompting the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) to urge regional administrations to strengthen drought preparedness.
“BNPB urges all regional administrations and the public to strengthen preparedness against drought, clean water shortages, and forest and land fires,” BNPB spokesperson Abdul Muhari said in a statement on Friday.
