Reservoirs run dry in Brazil.
Now authorities fear South America's biggest and wealthiest city, Sao Paulo, may run out of water by mid-November if it doesn't rain soon.
Many are already feeling the strain.
Showers are running dry.
Toilets can't be flushed.
It's a challenge to keep dishes clean.
(SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) COOK, EDINA GOMES DE CARMAGO, SAYING:
"It is very difficult, you can't live as normal. You can't sleep because you are tense about whether there is going to be any water. You get up in the middle of the night to turn the tap on but there is no water. This is what it is like. A shower, a proper shower… nobody has that anymore."
Authorities are providing the help they can as Sao Paolo faces its worst drought in at least 80 years.
The city has about two weeks worth of drinking water left, with hopes that rain forecast over the weekend will provide at least some relief.
