Doomed to stay: The dying villages of Mexico’s Lake Cuitzeo

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Doomed to stay: The dying villages of Mexico’s Lake Cuitzeo

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Jul 22, 2021

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As Mexico’s reservoirs run dry, the fishermen, farmers and ranchers stuck on the drying lake beds wonder how they will survive.
Written by Arnaud De Decker and Jules Emile
Read by Mike Paul

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Jul 22, 2021

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