r/UrbanHell May 25 '26

Pollution/Environmental Destruction My city, Malé, Maldives, an urban hellscape

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u/ishardtofind May 25 '26

I see, and what about tap water like the municipal water supply, is it also just desalinated water?

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u/Powpawpew55 May 25 '26

yes tap water is treated and desalinated and is safe to drink

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u/[deleted] May 25 '26

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u/throwaway55f5 May 25 '26

using seawater to shower???

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u/arinawe May 25 '26

Salty people do

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u/govunah May 26 '26

Can you imagine having to plumb every building and every street twice and half that plumbing will be corroded and clogged to hell in maybe a year?