Earlier this year, the U.S. state of New Mexico saw its largest wildfire in recorded history, followed by an extraordinary monsoon rainfall that washed all the burned debris and sentiment into its rivers, contaminating primary water supplies for certain towns.

CGTN correspondent Ediz Tiyansan visited the city of Las Vegas, where residents are still struggling with a crippling water crisis.

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