23 March 2016: Palau President declares state of emergency due to extreme drought
Palau President Tommy Remengesau declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, after severe drought continues to affect the island nation. The President said that rainfall in the capital Koror over the past four months was the lowest recorded in 65 years and the city's only dam had dried up. Koror's only other source of drinking water, the Ngerikiil River, is down to 19 percent capacity.
