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Puerto Ricans salm gov't for prioritizing private interests during water crisis
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2:21Now Playing"Laws are passed here take away our rights and benefit a very small, wealthy sector."
More than a quarter of Puerto Rico's population is living without reliable water access right now. The government blames a severe drought and has rolled out rationing, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without a drop to drink for days at a time on a rotating schedule.
But residents say golf courses are still being watered without interruption, and Puerto Rico's government just approved a $2 billion luxury development — complete with two more courses and hundreds of private residences.
BT’s Luis de Jesus Reyes explains.
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