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Re:Yemen's cholera outbreak now the worst in history as mill... by abalone on Thursday October 12, 2017 @01:33PM (#15459645)
War is the biggest factor in this, but Yemen had a very serious problem with water scarcity to begin with. They were already on track to run out of water in their main city within a few years. Many were dependent on trucked-in water.[1] Now even that is impossible.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals...

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Re:Yemen's cholera outbreak now the worst in history as mill... by jimmywanger on Friday October 13, 2017 @12:54AM (#15463356)
One of the biggest causes for the lack of water is the Yemeni use of khat (or qat), a stimulant that requires lots of water.[1]

[1] https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/yemen/2013-07-23/how...

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