Water is a big deal in Southern California, where demand for it continues to climb, and experts fear a major earthquake could trigger a dangerous shortage of drinking water.

在南加州，水是一件大事，需求一直在持续上涨，而相关专家担心一场大地震可能会引发饮用水短缺的危险。

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A World Bank statement said there were growing signs of a severe public health crisis because of a shortage of drinking water and a growing failure of the sewage system.

一份世界银行的声明表示，因为缺乏饮水，更多的污水处理设施失效，严重的公众健康危机日益严峻。

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Infection is more common when there is a shortage of clean water for drinking, cooking and cleaning.

如果缺乏洁净水供饮用、烹调和清洁，即易发生感染。

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Kathmandu's residents have learned to live with much more deprivation than fuel rationing--four- to eight-hour power outages daily and an acute shortage of drinking water.

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Yet there is a shortage of safe water for drinking and sanitation in many places, not least in the cities to which so many people are now flocking.

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The protesters from the nearby community of Mareniyoc blame the mining company for a worsening water shortage and demand the firm supply them with drinking water.

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