Water

Our World• 70% of our world is

made out of water.• 97.5% is salt water

and 2.5% is fresh water. Of the fresh water, only 0.3% is in liquid form on the surface.

Countries suffer from Drought

AfghanistanCapital: KabulPopulation: 31,108,076Afghanistan suffers from severe droughts.

Countries suffer from drought

AustraliaCapital: CanberraPopulation: 22,507,617Severe droughts

Countries that suffer from drought

BrazilCapital: BrasiliaPopulation: 202,656,788 Recurring droughts in northeast

Countries that suffer from drought

AfricaPopulation:1.111 billion

Africa suffers from severe droughts all year round

Dirty WaterDirty water can cause:

• Vomiting or diarrhea• A sick stomach• Skin rashes• Cancer (Some kinds of cancer, like

leukemia, can happen after drinking bad water for a long time)

You get cholera from dirty water.

CholeraVibrio cholerae, the bacteria that causes cholera, is

usually found in food or water that is contaminated.

Causes:Foods and drink that is contaminated. Vegetables grown with contaminated water.Raw or undercooked fish and seafood caught in waters

polluted with sewage.

It is estimated that between 42 000 and 142 000 people die of cholera each year. Unfortuneatly many more deaths could be averted if medication is taken in time.

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By Farah Callaghan