METRO Manila will have a serious water problem if the El Niño episode intensifies or extends until the second half of 2024, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) warned.

"If the El Niño event next year progresses, intensifies, or even extends further than June [2024], then it will be a major problem for Metro Manila," DENR Undersecretary Carlos Primo David said late Monday.

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