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As of today, about 2.6 billion people around the world live in countries that are most at risk of running out of water.
A study reveals that 4 out of 10 Mexicans consider that the supply of water and food constitutes one of the greatest challenges in their country.
In Latin America, Mexico and Chile are the countries most at risk of running out of water.
Water scarcity continues to be a recurring issue in Mexico and is also the main reason why a renowned youtuber decided to take pipes to Ecatepec, in the State of Mexico, one of the areas that has been least affected by this problem. .
In short, one of the most urgent issues in recent years is water scarcity, which is why various awareness campaigns have been carried out in various parts of the world.
According to data from 2020 Ecological Threat Registerabout 2.6 billion people around the world live in countries that are most at risk of running out of water, which is why, even by the year 2040, this number could rise to 5.4 billion
In Mexico, the situation is even more alarming, since said report also details that, in the Latin American region, Mexico and Chile are the countries with the highest risk of running out of water.
On the other hand, these data are complemented by a survey of Statista Global Consumer Surveycarried out between October 2021 and September 2022, which reveals that four out of ten Mexicans consider that the supply of water and food constitutes one of the biggest challenges in their country.
Let us remember, in this context, what happened last year in Monterrey, Nuevo León, where the shortage of liquid caused severe damage to the inhabitants, who could not even find bottled water so easily, a fact that was reported on social networks. .
due to water scarcity, youtuber give away pipes and accident interrupts content
These types of events, of course, are the most important to deal with in the various media, in order to call on the authorities to reach a prompt resolution.
Now, these are times in which social networks already function as information media, which is why, when eventualities occur that have social repercussions, a large number of content creators usually take advantage of the opportunity either to gain an audience or, even, as a way of publicizing a problem that has not been resolved.
Starting from this premise, derived from the scarcity of water in Ecatepec, in the State of Mexico, the renowned youtuber Yulay, faithful to his “social cause” content, decided to give pipes to some settlers; however, at some point in its content for social networks, a pipe crashed into a car, revealing some of the risks that occur when recording this type of video.
@compayulay They collide a car in recording with Yulay #influencer #ecatepec #Mexico
@compayulay They have been without water for 6 months #yulay #ecatepec #Mexico
@compayulay
@compayulay Giving away 100,000 liters of drinking water #yulay #Mexico #ecatepec
When reading the comments on the different clips that have been shared, it can be interpreted that these contents have a good response from Internet users; However, there will always be a question as to why Yulay or other creators make these videos: out of real interest or just to gain an audience?
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