Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico wake up with no running water as rationing begins: “It’s brutal”(CBS NEWS) – According to CBS, hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico’s capital and surrounding communities woke up without running water as a massive rationing measure took effect Friday. “It’s brutal,” San Juan resident Gloriany Baba told CBS News in Spanish. In San Juan, July was the driest month in more than 120 years and the second hottest on record. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, about 36% of Puerto Rico is facing a severe drought, and another 32% is in a moderate drought. Puerto Rico previously implemented rationing measures in 2020 and in 2015, when some 400,000 utility customers received water only every third day.