One of world’s highest cities, Bogota, starts rationing water for 9 million people [Video]

There’s a new meme being shared widely this week across social media accounts in Colombia‘s capital Bogota, as the city grapples with a water crisis.

It’s an image of C Montgomery Burns, the supervillain from the animated series The Simpsons, showing up at the door with a bunch of red roses and a heart-shaped chocolate box.

Smiling, he says: “I saw your turn at water rationing is different from mine”.

The rationing came into effect on Thursday morning. Bogota and dozens of surrounding towns have been divided into nine different zones with domestic running water cut off for 24 hours in each zone on a rotation that will reset every 10 days. The measures will affect approximately 9 million people.

There are contingency plans to ensure schools and hospitals have a continuous supply, authorities have said.

But, as The Simpsonsmeme suggests, some residents have been left wondering whether they might need to …