"Water levels in the #TsengwenReservoir serving the southern #Tainan and #Chiayi regions plummeted below 10 percent this year, the third such drop since 2018, leaving reservoir beds cracked and exposed.

The #Tsengwen serves as a primary water source for a massive foundry making the island's precious #semiconductors... and also supplements the region's #rice-growing plains." #ClimateCrisis #WaterCrisis

#Taiwan tribe despairs as #drought shrinks #bamboo crop
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230602-taiwan-tribe-despairs-as-drought-shrinks-bamboo-crop