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Residents collect their morning ration of fresh water made from desalinated sea water in Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu. The group of atolls situated north of Fiji and northwest of Samoa are suffering a severe drought and water shortage, coupled with contaminated groundwater due to rising sea levels. (Associated Press)
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In this Oct. 13, 2011 photo, Funafuti, the main island of the nation state of Tuvalu, is seen from a Royal New Zealand airforce C130 aircraft as it approaches at Funafuti, Tuvalu, South Pacific. Funafuti is the capital of Tuvalu, a group of atolls situated north of Fiji and northwest of Samoa, in the South Pacific ocean. The atolls are suffering a severe drought and water shortage, coupled with contaminated ground water due to rising sea levels. The governments of Australia, New Zealand and the United States are providing desalination plants to alleviate the critical water shortage for some 10,000 islanders. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
