| Water Wars Heat Up in Neighborhood of Mexico City's San Bartolo Ameyalco Alasdair Baverstock - PressTV | |
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People gather in Mexico City's San Bartolo Ameyalco to protest against plans to remove their source of fresh water. The demonstrators are also demanding the release of five residents who were arrested during clashes with police two weeks ago. (PressTV)
In San Bartolo Ameyalco, a village in the hills overlooking Mexico City, thousands of residents took to the streets on Sunday to protest against plans to remove their source of fresh water. The village has a volcanic spring which has a flow of 60 liters of fresh water per second. The water is spread over the 35,000-strong community who depend on it, and residents of the area are fighting with the government - which plans to redirect their water to more affluent neighborhoods.
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