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Angaur residents face drinking water crisis and lost income as El Niño drought deepens

Island Times (Palau)27 October 2026, 09:17 UTCPalau

By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Oct. 24, 2026) — Angaur residents are struggling to secure drinking water and maintain their livelihoods as a prolonged drought linked to a super El Niño threatens Palau and much of the western Pacific. Surrounded by seawater, salty inland lakes and wells with brackish water, Angaur is facing a growing […] The post Angaur residents face drinking water crisis and lost income as El Niño drought deepens appeared first on Island Times News.

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