Despite monsoon, taps run dry in Indian megacity Chennai

Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English
  • 5 years ago
The city of around 11 million people is suffering from a severe heatwave as seasonal monsoon rains have not arrived. Many reservoirs are almost empty.

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