water crisis in Cirebon

The rainy season is suppose to be days and days of rain, with a great deal of flooding and mud. However, we haven't seen as much rain as in the past. This has caused a terrible water shortage in the city of Cirebon. For the past three days I have been with very limited water supply. Often times the water is only coming out of the spigot in a trickle and between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. I've been storing up water in buckets so that I'll have enough for the dishes and laundry. Many of the hotels in Cirebon are also without water. Even though it has been reported in the paper as to the extent of this situation - nothing has been officially decided as to how to alleviate the situation.