KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities began rationing water to thousands of households in Malaysia’s most populous state on Tuesday, as a dry spell depletes reservoirs across a country normally known for its steady tropical downpours.

Much of Malaysia has for a month been under bone-dry conditions and high temperatures that have left some reservoirs at “critical” levels, sparked an increase in brushfires and led to protests in at least one hard-hit community near the capital Kuala Lumpur.

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