Majuro reels from El Niño
![Majuro residents of all ages crowd into the Payless water filling facility to buy drinking water. As the El Niño-caused drought has intensified in Majuro, all of the water making businesses have seen long lines of people waiting to fill gallon containers. Photo: Wilmer Joel. Majuro reels from El Niño](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Drought-4-12.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
The Guam-based US National Weather Service issued its weekly update on El Niño conditions throughout the US-affiliated Pacific Islands. Under “Extreme Drought” heading, the US weather update stated: “Extreme Drought persists across islands of Yap State and the northern Marshall Islands. Below normal rainfall is expected for at least the next few weeks, likely a […]