A city gone dry
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Chennai, India's sixth largest city, is going through the worst drought in living memory, with millions of people running out of water. / VCG Photo

Chennai, India's sixth largest city, is going through the worst drought in living memory, with millions of people running out of water. / VCG Photo

Residents gather to fill empty containers with water from a municipal tanker in Chennai, India, June 25, 2019. / VCG Photo

Residents gather to fill empty containers with water from a municipal tanker in Chennai, India, June 25, 2019. / VCG Photo

Two Indian workers carry the last bit of water from a small pond in the dried-out Puzhal reservoir on the outskirts of Chennai. / VCG Photo

Two Indian workers carry the last bit of water from a small pond in the dried-out Puzhal reservoir on the outskirts of Chennai. / VCG Photo

Water levels in the four main reservoirs in Chennai have fallen to one of its lowest levels in 70 years, according to Indian media reports. / VCG Photo

Water levels in the four main reservoirs in Chennai have fallen to one of its lowest levels in 70 years, according to Indian media reports. / VCG Photo