Residents grapple with severe water shortage in western India

STORY: :: Villagers in western India’s Nashik district face

a severe water crisis caused by a lack of rain

:: Nashik, India

:: June 16, 2024

A villager said they had to risk their lives every day to get water from the well due to the lack of rain.

Parts of India have been gripped by unprecedented and prolonged dry spells, leaving locals struggling to meet their water needs amid searing heat.

Western Nashik district has been one of the worst-hit regions by the heatwave, made worse by the acute water crisis.

Many factors have contributed to a very hot summer in South Asia, a trend scientists say has been worsened by human-driven climate change.