Bush expressed gratitude for the work of relief personnel, citing progress made in restoring power and clean water that had lacked it for days or even weeks.

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His mother, who travels with Lang even more than his father these days, is ever solicitous, carrying at least two bottles of water in her handbag at all times.

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Moreover, even if it does rain in the region, it would take two to three days for that water intake to be recorded at the dam, since it takes that much time for the water to travel to the turbines.

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