clean water
Coverage of clean water in the Nexus archive.
- Quake-hit Venezuela faces looming health threats as survivors crowd shelters
Venezuela faces health risks including disease outbreaks, poor sanitation, and lack of clean water after deadly earthquakes, according to the World Health Organization. Over 80 shelters have been opened, displacing 17,907 people as of Thursday.
- Candidate Q&A: Hawaiʻi County Council District 5 – Chantel Mākuaole-Perrin
Chantel Mākuaole-Perrin discusses issues in Hawaiʻi County Council District 5, highlighting residents' concerns about clean water and environmental protection, alongside financial struggles related to high-cost cesspool conversions.
- Venezuela faces post-quake medical crisis as threat of infections looms
Venezuela faces a post-quake medical crisis with untreated injuries and infectious diseases threatening a worsening situation. Displaced Venezuelans are in crowded shelters without clean water, exacerbating poor sanitary conditions after the June 24 earthquakes that killed at least 2,295 and injured over 11,000.
- ‘A war zone’: Venezuela aid workers fear health crisis after earthquakes
Aid workers in Venezuela fear a health crisis following earthquakes, citing risks of disease outbreaks in overcrowded temporary shelters due to lack of clean water and sanitation.