Protests are arising in South American communities as Google, Microsoft and other tech giants build water-hungry computer data centers in increasingly drought-besieged nations, including Uruguay and Chile.
Montevideo, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay increased the import of electric energy in view of the decrease of its water reserves due to the drought that persists here today, a senior officer said.
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At least 200 houses were damaged by a storm with winds of up to 120 km per hour in the city of Paysandu, capital of the department of the same name in western Uruguay, local authorities said.At least 32 people were injured as a result of the .