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There\u2019s a new meme being shared widely this week across social media accounts in Colombia\u2019s capital Bogot\u00e1, as the city grapples with a water crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s an image of C. Montgomery Burns, the supervillain from the animated series \u201cThe Simpsons,\u201d showing up at the door with a bunch of red roses and a heart-shaped chocolate box. Smiling, he says<\/a>: \u201cI saw your turn of water rationing is different from mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The meme reflects a sense of dark humor among some Bogot\u00e0nos<\/em> following the city authority\u2019s announcement Monday that residents would have to ration water as drought, fueled by El Ni\u00f1o<\/a>, pushes reservoirs toward record lows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rationing came into effect Thursday morning. Bogot\u00e1 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are contingency plans to ensure schools and hospitals have a continuous supply, authorities have said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But, as \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d meme suggests, some residents have been left wondering whether they might need to start cozying up to friends across town to access drinking water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The measures are part of emergency plans introduced by the Colombian government and the city\u2019s mayor after reservoirs reached \u201chistorically low\u201d levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n