11.  It is emblematic of the chronic water shortage afflicting much of north China.

12.  Namibia, a semi-arid region in southwest Africa, has chronic water shortages due to periodic drought.

13.  Under the treaty, Israel promised to help Jordan solve its chronic water shortage, including building the dam to divert some of the Yarmouk waters to Jordan.

14.  Humanitarian organisations have warned of the possibility of an outbreak of disease in Aden which is suffering chronic water and food shortages.

15.  Both the TRNC, which is recognised only by Turkey, and the internationally-recognised Greek-Cypriot part of Cyprus suffer from a chronic water shortage.

16.  Chronic water shortages in the war-torn southern city of Aden have put residents at risk of a typhoid epidemic, medical aid workers warned on Tuesday.

17.  They also smashed hundreds of empty clay pots to protest chronic water shortages.

18.  Izmit and its neighbouring areas are said to be faced with a chronic water shortage due to surging pupulation.