Playwright Lizzie Vieh chatted with Digital Journal about "Monsoon Season," which begins performances on October 21, at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York.
It is becoming an increasingly common story - Another city is running out of drinking water. Chennai, India, the country's sixth-largest metropolis with 4.65 million people, is facing a dire water shortage.
With monsoons expected to bring less rainfall than usual this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India is seeking a quick fix to the problem, wanting to expand irrigation systems that would improve water usage.
Islamabad -
As Pakistan continues its recovery from the 2010 floods that devastated the country, the state remains unprepared as the latest monsoon season looms.
It has been almost a whole month since Burma was ravaged by Cyclone Nargis. The victims are faced with a shortage of shelter as the country heads into monsoon season.
