CRI听力:El Nino Effect Brings Worst Ever Drought to Thailand

Thailand is experiencing its worst ever drought as the El Nino effect has delayed the monsoon season, leaving the country's rivers and waterways at their lowest levels in nearly three decades.

A third of Thailand is now under a water ration order, while many parts of the country have been declared drought disaster zones.

Residents in the suburbs of the capital Bangkok, already without access to natural water supplies, are collecting from water tankers and fire trucks.

The Thai army is now delivering water with mobile tankers.

Jamriang Muanphothong, a Bangkok resident says his house has no water.

"I've lived here for 58 years, and this is the first year the water's dried out. I haven't been able to take a shower for two days. People used all the tap water so it didn't reach my house."

Thailand relies on its rivers and canals for its drinking water supply. However, the unrelenting drought has brought supply levels dangerously low.

Authorities in Bangkok have urged each household in the city to store at least 60 liters of drinking water in the event that water supply becomes completely unavailable, a worst case scenario.