BATTLE CREEK, MI — A water main break along Division StreetNorth has resulted in temporary water shut offs in a portion of Battle Creek... The water shut offs affect the following areas. ... ....
In a remote Afghan village, women strap yellow plastic jerry cans to donkeys and travel every day down a dusty canyon to collect as much water as they can ....
Most of the enclave’s water facilities have been damaged or destroyed in the war, and residents now trek long distances and wait for hours to fill the basic need ... .