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"No water, no us"

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English - November 23, 2019 21:05 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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What happens when we run out of water?

That might seem a long way off, but after years of drought, taps are running dry in towns all over central New South Wales.

The region's dams have gone from overflowing to almost empty in just three years. So where did all the water go?

Reporter Meredith Griffiths explores life after day zero.