ZAMBOANGA CITY has declared a state of calamity after the water level in the Pasonanca diversion dam continued to drop to critical levels, prompting the local water utility firm to enforce a rationing of supply to many villages.

This is the result of the El Niño dry spell, which has been wreaking havoc in Zamboanga City, pushing temperatures up to a higher-than-normal 37 degrees.

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