The Cantareira system, the main water source for nearly 9 million people in the São Paulo metropolitan area, has reached its lowest level for September in 10 years. At 29.35% capacity, the reservoir is currently just below the threshold that triggers mandatory restrictions, bringing back memories of the region’s worst-ever water crisis.
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