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

CGTN’s Ediz Tiyansan visited the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, which was running out of water.

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