### [2026-10-18](/feed/2026/10/18/index.md)

##### Water scarcity in Mexico
# Protests continue for the second week in Guadalajara, the seventh largest city in Mexico, over water shortages and widespread contamination. A study in June found that at least 93% of households' water systems contained no residual chlorine, but had elevated levels of lead, mercury, nitrates, and "E. coli". 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/worsening-water-crisis-sparks-protests-mexicos-guadalajara-2026-10-16/)
2. [Türkiye](https://www.turkiyetoday.com/world/violence-erupts-at-second-guadalajara-water-protest-in-mexico-3230624?s=3)

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