Villagers in Mexico organize to take back their water as drought, avocados dry up lakes and rivers
- Subsistence farmers in Villa Madero, Mexico are targeting avocado orchards and berry fields due to a drought, causing rivers and lakes to dry up.
- The drought in Michoacan worsens as water use for lucrative export crops, particularly avocados, increases, leading to disappearing water sources.
- Farmers and activists in Villa Madero are taking action by removing illegal water pumps and breaching unlicensed irrigation holding ponds in the mountains.
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