Agua

Water is something that every country, every state and every person needs every day.  Unfortunately water causes many problems especially with the country I live in but also water has been a major problem for Japan, with there tsunami that destroyed a rather large part of the county. Here in Venezuela water has really affected the country the past 4 years. About 3 years ago there was a time when it rained for 3 days straight. Given that Venezuela is a very mountainous country flooding was not an issue but what is, are landslides. Landslides can be very destructive here and a big problem with them is that they can block narrow streets that completely stop traffic. Then about 2 years ago there was another water problem here in Venezuela. There was a severe drought for a little more than 6 months. Ironically this also caused landslides because of how dry the sides of the mountains were. Also there were many fires that started on the Avila because of how dry the vegetation was. Just when things concerning water couldn't get any worse, they did. With the lack of water, the lakes started shrinking and shrinking therefore the dams didn’t have any water to create electricity. This was a major problem because Venezuela's biggest electricity creator is by hydropower. A few months later electricity was beginning to be rationed for everybody and the power was physically shut of at certain times in the day. The problem with this was that when it was turned back on, big units like AC's and TV's were getting fried with the huge input of electricity. So far everything related to water here is back to how it used to be but it really does show how delicate the country is concerning water and how it can really affect everything.