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Heat Wave Exposes Worsening Water Failures Across La Plata Region and in Badajoz

Utility assurances plus spot repairs have not restored reliable service.

Overview

  • In La Plata’s San Carlos, residents reported near-total cuts persisting for years and said hundreds of formal complaints have not yielded fixes, with no new response from ABSA on Sunday.
  • In Altos de San Lorenzo, elderly neighbors described going days without a drop, relying on cisterns, pumps and purchased water despite paying bills, with some blocks dry for weeks.
  • ABSA acknowledged an electrical failure at the 44 and 25 perforation that disrupted supply across the 40–45 and 22–28 quadrant and urged households to conserve limited reserves.
  • Neighborhood reports documented stark contrasts where some streets lack service while nearby mains leak for months, wasting thousands of liters that remain unrepaired.
  • In Badajoz’s Ciudad Jardín, several simultaneous pipe bursts damaged the local pressure system; Aqualia told the city the break had been repaired by 6 a.m., yet homes and businesses still faced outages and resorted to bottled water.