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Drought-parched Zambia turns to the sun to keep water flowing
2016-06-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Munji Malambo and his younger brother used to wake up at 5 a.m. every day to fetch water for their family and livestock. With the nearest working well over two kilometers away, the boys often missed school as they carried enough water home. That changed when, earlier this year, the government installed a solar powered-borehole at Malambos school, the Simukombo Primary School, in southern Zambias drought-prone Kazungula District. Now the local community has quick and easy access to clean groundwater....
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