It rained little in Uruguay in the first five months of this year. In early May, the government put out an alert: water stocks were low in the hydroelectric dams and we were all asked to make an effort to save energy. It's easy to do your bit: switch off a few lights here and there, avoid using kitchen machines ... it hardly affects your livelihood - but it's difficult for city-dwellers to imagine what the lack of rain really means for people out in the countryside.

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