The drought that plagued Uruguay for three years is a closed chapter. After December 2023 showed normal rainfall conditions, something that had not happened since the beginning of 2020.
1.7 million people were affected, especially between April and August 2023, by the deterioration of tap water that became salty and undrinkable. Despite criticism, the Government continues with the Arazatí project to build an alternative drinking water plant on the Río de la Plata. It is scheduled to be built in two and a half years and will cost the Uruguayan State around 660 million dollars.