Thousands in Kent faced water outages for a week during the hottest period of the year, with vulnerable residents struggling to access bottled water. Businesses lost thousands, and criticism is aimed at South East Water for failing infrastructure and executive pay, despite high customer bills.
Concerns are rising in Perth over groundwater being pumped and sold as 'spring water'. Consumer Brad McManus argues this misleads buyers, comparing it to mislabeling farmed fish as wild-caught. The Australian Beverages Council states current food standards allow this labeling.
Rome's historic center is increasingly reorganized around the scale and behavior of tourists, with temporary barriers, queues, and infrastructure becoming commonplace. The city's public spaces now prioritize visitor movement and reproduction of familiar images over permanence.
Hundreds of residents in Janakpuri, West Delhi have been suffering from contaminated water flowing through taps for almost five months, with the problem becoming continuous over the past six months. The water smells like a sewer, turns black when filled in buckets, and has caused stomach infections and skin diseases among residents, particularly the elderly. Despite complaints to the MLA, councillor, and Delhi Jal Board officials, no permanent solution has been found. DJB has identified a surcharge condition in the local sewer as the cause and begun replacement work.
