Containers filled with water are seen on the floor next to the bed of a patient at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) hospital in Caracas, August 14, 2018. At one of Caracas' biggest public hospitals, most bathrooms are closed. Patients fill...more

Containers filled with water are seen on the floor next to the bed of a patient at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) hospital in Caracas, August 14, 2018. At one of Caracas' biggest public hospitals, most bathrooms are closed. Patients fill jugs from a tiny tap on the ground floor that sometimes has a trickle of water. Operations are postponed or canceled. The Central Venezuelan University hospital, once a Latin American leader, is reeling as taps run dry. "I have gone to the operation bloc and opened the tap to wash my hands, as you must do before a surgery, and nothing comes out," said gynecologist Lina Figueria. REUTERS/Marco Bello

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